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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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New York Criminal Law News August 19, 2009

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: LexisNexis. Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. The New York Times, August 19, 2009 Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Column 0; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 21, 796 words, Prosecution Finally Rests In the Brooke Astor Case, By JOHN ELIGON...

Selected Worldwide Criminal Law News and Information Alerts

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, August 18, 2009. NEWS: eNewsletter - August 2009Linex Legal (subscription) (subscription)This month's Mekanik shall deal specifically with the changes to the common law on the minimum age of criminal capacity...

U.S. Federal Court Enjoins New York Hedge Fund, Its Adviser, and Its Controller for Illegal Trading

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 19, 2009. New York - Federal court enjoins New York hedge fund, its adviser, and its controller for illegal tradingSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP"Judge P. Kevin Castel, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, found after a bench trial that Cary G...

Seattle Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Using Peer-to-Peer Software to Steal Financial Records, Commit Identity Theft

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 19, 2009. Incident of the week: Seattle man sentenced to three years in prison for using peer-to-peer software to steal financial records, commit identity theftFoley Hoag LLP"...Frederick Eugene Wood of Seattle was sentenced to 39 months in prison for using LimeWire peer-to-peer (P2P) software to obtain Social Security numbers, bank and financial records and tax returns, which he then used to commit identity theft...

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Important New York State Law Changes Affecting Group Health Plans

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 19, 2009. New York - Important New York State law changes affecting group health plansLoeb & Loeb LLP"On July 29, 2009, New York State adopted ... two important changes affecting group health plans. "

Chicago Resident Sued Over Twitter Post

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 19, 2009. Chicago resident sued over Twitter postScott & Scott LLP"A Chicago resident?s use of Twitter, the online social networking service, has prompted the resident?s former realty management company to file a lawsuit against the resident...

Immigration Statistics for 2008 Released

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 19, 2009. Immigration statistics for 2008 releasedMasuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd"The DHS?s Office of Immigration Statistics released its '2008 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics' which contains current and historical information about legal permanent residents, asylees and refugees, citizenship applicants, non-immigrants, and enforcement actions...

Does the Arbitration Provision in Your Web Site Terms Of Use Need An Update

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 19, 2009. Minnesota - Does the arbitration provision in your web site terms of use need an update?Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP"One of the largest U.S. administrators of consumer arbitrations, the National Arbitration Forum ('NAF'), recently announced that it will stop administering consumer arbitration disputes as part of a settlement agreement with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office...

List of Selected U.S. Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on August 19, 2009
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reporrts, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the GalleryWatch...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, August 19, 2009. Hearing Opens on Lieutenant GovernorNew York TimesWhile the governor has marshaled support in briefs from the New York Civil Liberties Union and watchdog groups like the Citizens Union and Common Cause, ...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines August 19, 2009

Posted on August 19, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, August 19, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp SEC trots out a new weapon: control person liability "Philip Urofsky talks to The National Law Journal about how the SEC's interpretation of the Exchange Act's control liability theory broadens the scope of potential liability of corporate officers to FCPA claims...

New Jersey Law Journal: News Briefs August 19, 2009

Posted on August 19, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New Jersey Law Journal News Alert Service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. Subscription required for online access: U...

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest August 19, 2009

Posted on August 19, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: U...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists August 19, 2009

Posted on August 19, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Domestic BankingWednesday, August 19, 2009By Clyde Mitchell" Clyde Mitchell, adjunct professor of banking law at Fordham Law School and a former partner at White & Case, writes: 'While most observers agree that the basic causes of our crisis - no effective policy to deal with systemic risk, inadequate supervision of large financial institutions, no effective regulation of mortgage brokers and other non banking entities, and inadequate consumer protection - need to be addressed and fixed, a number of them, including the author, are concerned that the current thrust and direction of the restructuring needs to be changed...

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles August 19, 2009

Posted on August 19, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for onlinie access unless otherwise noted: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Free With Registration: Judges Grill Paterson's Lawyer on His Appointment of Ravitch Panel Dismisses Bystander's Suit Against NYPD Over Shooting Free With Registration: Law Firms Submit Joint Letter to SEC to Oppose Shareholder Nominations to Corporate Boards Court Allows Late Service on 'Necessary' Party in Eviction Action Weil Billings in Lehman Bankruptcy Are Approaching $100 Million Petition Before High Court Challenges Trial by Lay Jury in Patent Litigation News In Brief

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists August 18, 2009

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles August 18, 2009

Posted on August 18, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Free With Registration: City Ruled Liable for Automatic Strip Search of Misdemeanants Amici Line Up in Dispute Over Appointment of Ravitch 'Staggering' Gap in Civil Legal Assistance Looms As IOLA Fund Is Squeezed by Interest Rate Plunge No Explicit Threat, but 'Menacing' Phone Calls Sufficient to Violate Protective Order, Panel Finds Armey Leaves DLA Piper Amid Furor Over Health Care Reform Souter Rejects D...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights August 18, 2009

Posted on August 18, 2009
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New York Appellate Criminal Case Originating From the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on August 18, 2009
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view the full text of cases listed below: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1. People v. Frank2009 WL 2497362(N...

New York Criminal Law News August 18, 2009

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: LexisNexis, August 18, 2009. Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. The Journal News (Westchester County, New York), August 18, 2009 Tuesday, NEWS; Pg. 5, 548 words, Ex-New Square clerk held without bail on federal fraud charges from the 1990s, Steve Lieberman ...

New York Criminal Law News August 16-17, 2009

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source:LexisNexis, August 16-17, 2009 Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. The Associated Press State & Local Wire, August 17, 2009 Monday 12:21 PM GMT, , STATE AND REGIONAL, 120 words, Name of NY cop involved in fatal crash released, ALBANY N...

New York Criminal Law News August 15, 2009

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: LexisNexis, August 15, 2009 Lexis ID and Passowrd Required for Online Access: 1. The Journal News (Westchester County, New York), August 15, 2009 Saturday, NEWS; Pg. 3AWP, 438 words, Man gets 5 years in attack on ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Baker ...

Google Worldwide Alerts: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Crime, Prisons

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, August 15, 17, 2009 Against the law Stephanie Giry The NationalPulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting"At the same time, the evolution and increasing deployment of international criminal law has left a dramatic gap between these new legal norms and Vergès' ...

U.S. 9th Circuit Questions Use of "Professional" CAN-SPAM Complaint Mills

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source:Lexology, August 18, 2009. 9th Circuit deals blow to "professional" CAN-SPAM complaint millsDavis Wright Tremaine LLP"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has decided Gordon v. Virtumundo, Inc. in a manner that deals a serious, perhaps fatal, blow to the ability of ?professional plaintiff? anti-spam activists to collect unsolicited commercial e-mails, or 'spam,' and bring costly, settlement-inducing suits under the federal CAN-SPAM Act...

U.S. Second Circuit Holds That Computer Hacking for Purposes of Trading on Inside Information May Be a "Deceptive Device"

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 17, 2009. Second Circuit holds that computer hacking for purposes of trading on inside information may be a "deceptive device" under Section 10(b) even in the absence of a breach of any fiduciary dutySheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP"In SEC v...

IRS in Discussion with Swiss Bank UBS Over Identification of Bank Clients Suspected of Tax Evasion

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 18, 2009. Florida - IRS in discussions with Swiss bank UBS over identification of bank clients suspected of tax evasionFoley Hoag LLP"On July 13, a federal judge in Miami granted a joint motion to stay an evidentiary hearing that was to be held as a result of a petition from the United States that the Swiss bank UBS be compelled to disclose the names of 52,000 American clients who were suspected of tax evasion...

California: Trial Lawyer Must Focus on a Variety of Things During Hustgle and Bustle of Trial

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source:Lexology, August 18, 2009. California - Out of order: without an objection, non-testimonial, prejudicial courtroom conduct can escape scrutinyReed Smith LLP"During the hustle and bustle of trial, a lawyer must focus on a variety of things - jury selection, motions in limine, instructions, trial briefs and other pleadings, exhibits, and of course, examination of witnesses...

Latvian Internet Service Provder Shut Down After Being Linked to Cyber Ring

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 18, 2009. Incident of the week: Latvian internet service provider shut down after being linked to cybercrime ringFoley Hoag LLP"Earlier this week, Latvian internet service provider Real Host was shut down by its upstream providers Junik and TeliaSonera after security experts linked Real Host to a number of criminal activities...

Organizations, Managers and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: Lexology, August 18, 2009. The big bad wolf: organizations, managers and U.S. sentencing guidelinesDykema Gossett PLLC"We are living in a worrisome commercial environment, and the temptations to cut corners are great."

Hacker Indicted For Stealing 130 Million Credit Cards

Posted on August 18, 2009
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, August 18, 2009. Hacker Indicted For Stealing 130 Million Credit Cards"A Miami resident and two unnamed co-conspirators have been indicted for hacking major retailers"

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