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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights June 3, 2009

Posted on June 03, 2009
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New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest June 2, 2009

Posted on June 02, 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: United States, appellee v...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists June 2, 2009

Posted on June 02, 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: White-Collar Crime Tuesday, June 2, 2009 By Robert G...

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles June 2, 2009

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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights June 2, 2009

Posted on June 02, 2009
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Google to Sell E-Books

Posted on June 02, 2009
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 2, 2009. Google To Sell E-BooksT"he company wants to find common ground with authors, who have complained about copyright violations through services like Google Book Search. "

New York Criminal Law News

Posted on June 02, 2009
June 2, 2009. Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. The Journal News (Westchester County, New York), June 2, 2009 Tuesday, NEWS; Pg. 1, 656 words, Pelham Middle School teacher arrested, Timothy O'Connor and Jonathan Bandler ...

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

Posted on June 02, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, June 2, 2009. NEWS: Abortion Provider Shot DeadWashington Post - United States"In March, the physician was acquitted of criminal charges that he performed late-term abortions without properly obtaining a second medical opinion...

Philadelphia to Pay $5.9 Million in Settlement of Strip Search Class Action Lawsuit

Posted on June 02, 2009
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Philadelphia will pay $5.9 million to settle a class action lawsuit in federal court involving thousands of strip searches by city prison guards between 2003 and 2007. This may be part of a broader trend. Throughout the nation plaintiffs' lawyers are winning multi-million dollar class action suits against the practice...

New York State Correctional Workers Resist Plans to Close Prisons

Posted on June 02, 2009
Stateline.org reports that New York State Correctional Officer union members are scheduled to rally today in Albany to protest a plan to close 10 minimum - and maximum security prisons by October 1 to save 52 million over two years. Proposed closures are oftenn opposed by workers in communities that have come to depend on prisons for much needed jobs and benefits

SEC Forcast for 2009: A Discussion of Several Agenda Items

Posted on June 02, 2009
Source: Lexology, June 2, 2009. The SEC?s forecast for 2009: a sneak preview at the Schapiro CommissionBaker & McKenzie"In a recent address before the Council of Institutional Investors, SEC Commissioner Mary L. Schapiro discussed several items on the Commission?s agenda for the remainder of 2009".

Corporate Governance Developments in the United States May Affect Canadian Companies

Posted on June 02, 2009
Source: Lexology, June 2, 2009. Corporate governance developments in the United States may affect Canadian companiesTorys LLP"The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to give shareholders of U.S. public companies the right to have their nominees for election as directors included on the company?s proxy alongside the board?s nominees...

Southern District of New York Grants Partial Dismissal to Law Firm

Posted on June 02, 2009
Source: Lexology, June 2, 2009. New York - S.D.N.Y. grants partial dismissal to law firm where alleged misstatements were not attributable to counselSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP"The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York partially granted defendant law firm?s motion to dismiss because it could not be held primarily liable for the alleged fraudulent acts of its client...

Governor Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on June 02, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, June 2, 2009. RPT-UPDATE 1-Ranks of unemployed New Yorkers may hit 400000Reuters - USA"Governor David Paterson has warned that current tax collections indicate a deficit of at least $3 billion in the current fiscal year, said Thompson...

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

Posted on June 02, 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...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines June 2, 2009

Posted on June 02, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, June 2, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Law firms strike alliances to seek stimulus work "As law firms ramp up traditional lobbying and specialized practice groups in hopes of snagging economic stimulus funds for clients, a few have adopted a more esoteric strategy...

New Jersey Law Journal: News Briefs June 2, 2009

Posted on June 02, 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: LAWYERS CAN'T REVERSE BAIL FORFEITURE TO GET COLLECT FEE"Two lawyers for a convicted child sex abuser who jumped bail were turned away on Monday in their novel attempt to have the bail forfeiture reversed in the interest of getting paid...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending May 31, 2009 - Corrections Law

Posted on June 01, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System, Search run May 31, 2009. CORRECTIONS LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi Bill No. A4039 Aubry (MS) -- Permits civil and pretrial inmates to receive medical diagnosis and treatment in outside hospitals without a court order; repealer Same as S 3744 Chapter Signed Date Effective Date33 05/19/2009 05/19/2009Last Act: 05/19/09 signed chap...

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest June 1, 2009

Posted on June 01, 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: APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTInsurance LawIncontestability Clause Does Not Bar Policies' Rescission; GCL §25-a Extends Two-Year Period Security Mutual Life Insurance Co...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists June 1, 2009

Posted on June 01, 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: Free With Registration: Ethics and Criminal PracticeMonday, June 1, 2009By Joel Cohen and Danielle Alfonzo Walsman"Joel Cohen, a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School, and Danielle Alfonzo Walsman, an associate at Stroock, write that although Judiciary Law §487 was dusted off in People v...

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles June 1, 2009

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights June 1, 2009

Posted on June 01, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the LAW.COM service you should be able to click on any of the links below, sign in, and access the full text of all articles listed. A subscription to LAW.COM is needed for online access to this service...

New York Criminal Law News

Posted on June 01, 2009
May 30-June 1, 2009: Lexis ID and Password are required for online access: 1. The Journal News (Westchester County, New York), June 1, 2009 Monday, NEWS; Pg. 4, 349 words, Judge: Mt. Vernon mayor within rights to remove fraud investigator, Hannan Adely ...

Google Worldwide Alerts: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Crime Prisons

Posted on June 01, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, June 1, 2009. NEWS; Death Penalty DisgraceNew York Times - United States"This would be an extraordinary procedure ? provided for by the Constitution but granted only a handful of times since 1900. However, absent this, Mr...

New York Attorney General's Public Pension Fund Reform Code of Conduct

Posted on June 01, 2009
Source: Lexology, June 1, 2009. New York - The New York Attorney General's public pension fund reform code of conduct: "new rules of the game"Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP"On May 14, 2009, New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement with private equity firm The Carlyle Group (?Carlyle?) in connection with the Attorney General?s investigation, started in 2007, into relationships between New York State?s Common Retirement Fund ('NYCRF') and investment firms doing business with it...

Conducting an Effective Internal Corporate Investigation: Best Practices, Pitfalls to Avoid

Posted on June 01, 2009
Source: Lexology, June 1, 2009. Conducting an effective internal corporate investigation: best practices, pitfalls to avoidJones Day"We are in an age of intense scrutiny of corporations".

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on June 01, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, May 30-June 1, 2009. Next New York Insurance Chief Could Have Political BentWall Street Journal - USA... but by New York Governor David A. Paterson, who faces a tough re-election fight next year. The financial crisis has hit insurers nearly as hard as banks ...

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

Posted on June 01, 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...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines June 1, 2009

Posted on June 01, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, June 1, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp The battle ahead for Sotomayor "Pity the U.S. Supreme Court nominee about to face 19 senators, each with a set of issues, some predictable, some not, and many far removed from the day-to-day work of a justice ? or for that matter, a judge or lawyer...

New Jersey Law Journal: News Briefs June 1, 2009

Posted on June 01, 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: JUDGE DENIES BAIL TO EX-PROSECUTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER"A federal judge in Newark on Friday refused to grant bail to former Assistant U...

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