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Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on March 31, 2010
Source:Google News Alert Service, March 31, 2010 Governor: State delaying $2.1 billion in school-aid paymentsPress & Sun-BulletinRichard Iannuzzi, president of New York State United Teachers, said the lawsuit the union filed against the state and governor over the delayed December ...

National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update March 30, 2010

Posted on March 31, 2010
Source: NLJ.com, March 30, 2010. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Justices Limit Qui Tam Cases But New Health Care Law Does Opposite "The new, landmark health care reform law made its first appearance in a Supreme Court decision Tuesday involving whistleblower claims under the federal False Claims Act...

New York Appellate Criminal Decisions Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on March 31, 2010
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, March 30, 2010     1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v...

What is the Scope of SIPIC Liability for Investor Accounts with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities?

Posted on March 30, 2010
Source: Lexology, March 30, 2010. Madoff - analysis of the recent decision regarding the scope of SIPA protectionMoses & Singer LLP"The Bankruptcy Court has now provided its long-awaited answer as to the scope of the Securities Investors Protection Corporation ('SIPC') liability for investor accounts with Bernard L...

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Does the Fourth Amendment Trump Unbridled Government Searches of Electronic Data?

Posted on March 30, 2010
Source: Lexology, March 30, 2010. The Fourth Amendment trumps unbridled government searches of electronic data (and what companies should know to protect their interests)Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP"There are few things worse for a business than starting the day with FBI agents at the door demanding to search the files and computers with a search warrant in hand".

New New York City Foreclosure Prevention Services Announced

Posted on March 30, 2010
Source: Google News Alert Service, March 30, 2010. Mayor Bloomberg Announces New NYC Foreclosure Prevention ServicesLoanSafe?The New York State Court system is ready to continue to be one of the helping hands in this joint effort to assist New Yorkers who are losing their homes...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on March 30, 2010
Source: Google News Alert Service, March 30, 2010 New York State Senate Approves Emergency Spending PlanWGRZ-TVDavid Paterson are still far apart on a budget. The state faces a 2010-11 budget deficit of $9.2 billion, and the sides disagree on what cuts they should ...

National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update March 29, 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010
Source: NLJ.com, March 29, 2010. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Justices Hostile to Foreign-Cubed Cases "U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared hostile on Monday toward so-called "foreign-cubed" securities fraud class actions in which the plaintiffs and stock issuers are foreign and the alleged fraud took place on foreign soil...

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest March 30, 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010
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: KINGS COUNTYCriminal PracticeAnonymous Tip on Possession of a Handgun Did Not Justify Seizure of Suspect People v...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists March 30, 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010
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: State Environmental RegulationTuesday, March 30, 2010By Charlotte A...

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles March 30, 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010
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, March 30, 2010 Genes Linked to Breast, Ovarian Cancers Are Ruled Unpatentable Justices Skeptical About Place of F-Cubed Cases in U...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 30, 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010
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New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending March 28, 2010 - Corrections Law

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run March 28, 2010. To retrieve the text of any of the New York bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi CORRECTIONS LAW: Bill No.  A7729D Gottfried (MS) -- Establishes procedures for making health care decisions on behalf of patients unable to decide about treatment for themselves; repealer Same as S 3164-B Chapter Signed Date Effective Date8  03/16/2010 provided that §§ 1 through 26 shall take effect on (6/1/10) the first of June next succeeding the date on which this act shall have become a law; and provided that effective immediately it shall be lawful for a hospital, as defined in subd 18 of § 2994-a of the public health law, as added by this act to adopt a policy that is consistent with the requirements of article 29-CC of the public health law as added by §2 or the mental hygiene law as amended by §§25 and 26 and for a health care provider to accept and carry out a health care decision in accordance with such requirements for a patient in a hospital that has adopted such policy Last Act: 03/16/10 signed chap...

Naw York Legislature: Activity Report - Chapter Laws Update

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run March 28, 2010. New York Chapter Laws reported as signed since March 2, 2010 To retrieve the text of any of the New York Chapter laws listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on March 29, 2010
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: Thursday, March 25, 2010    1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v...

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest March 29, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
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: APPELLATE DIVISIONTHIRD DEPARTMENTCriminal PracticeFailure to Solicit Testimony on Chance of Accidental Discharge of Gun Held Ineffective Assistance People v...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists March 29, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
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 Division Review  Monday, March 29, 2010By E...

Naw York Law Journal: Lead Articles March 29, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
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: Monday, March 29, 2010 Panel Orders New Murder Trial, Citing Ineffective Assistance Father's Unilateral Suspension of Child Support Called Unjustified Panel Places Burden on Bank of Showing Notice of Foreclosure Governor Approves Online Filing of Notices of Claim Against City News In Brief City Council Law Toughens Rules for Process Servers Indian Lawyers Group Seeks to Ban Activities of Foreign Law Firms Correction

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 29, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
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New York Criminal Law News March 27-29, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: LexisNexis, Search run March 29, 2010. Lexis ID and Password Requireed for Online Access: 1. The Associated Press State & Local Wire, March 29, 2010 Monday 3:37 AM GMT, , STATE AND REGIONAL, 107 words, Albany man shot after entering Amherst home, AMHERST N...

Crime Related News and Blog Alerts March 27, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: Google News Alert Service, March 27, 2010. The Criminal Law Handbook ? Know Your Rights, Survive the System ...By Base Articles Chapter Six: The suspect asked. This chapter focuses on crime and criminal procedures and criminal responsibility, a grand jury, and diversion...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source:Google News Alert Service, March 27, 2010. New York TimesState Budget Stalls on Finding $1 Billion More in CutsNew York TimesBy NICHOLAS CONFESSORE ALBANY ? New York State lawmakers ended the week with little progress toward striking a budget deal on time, as the Paterson ...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 29, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: NLJ.com,  March 29, 2010. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp The Decade's Most Influential Lawyers "For our annual Most Influential Lawyers special report, the editors of The National Law Journal have selected 40 attorneys in a dozen key legal areas whose work between Jan...

National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update March 25, 2010

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source:NLJ.com March 25, 2010. Subscription required for online access:  http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp A Border Battle Over Lawsuits "Six years after the moniker was first coined, a 'foreign-cubed' suit has made its way to the U...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending March 28, 2010 - Retirement Incentives

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run March 28, 2010. RETIREMENT INCENTIVES: 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.  A9706B Budget -- Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the Public Protection and General Government state fiscal plan for the 2010-2011 state fiscal year No same asSUMM : Amd Various Laws, generally Implements the Public Protection and General Government Budget; relates to the office of victim services; relates to comprehensive emergency management planning and certain fire service related activities; relates to grants and reimbursements to municipalities for certain emergency management and fire service related costs; relates to the New York state interoperable and emergency communication board; relates to grants for public safety communications systems and infrastructure and cigarette stamps; relates to approval of electrical devices; relates to vehicle operation by certain state officials; relates to terms of probation; relates to warrants and modification and extension thereof, waiver of extradition, conditions and probation, and reimbursement; relates to creating the office of public defense services and the public defense services board, and to specify the powers, duties and functions of the office of public defense services and the public defense services board; relates to reducing the term of office of members of the board of parole from six years to five years; relates to the fee for the filing of the first paper in an action or proceeding; relates to improving the process for the merging of town and village courts; relates to certain bonds authorized to be issued or purchased by the municipal bond bank agency and to certain financing agreements authorized to be executed in connection therewith; relates to abolishing the state employment relations board and shift responsibilities to the public employment relations board; relates to collecting surplus funds from workers' compensation insurance carriers and to prevent such surpluses from recurring; establishes a joint appointing authority for the state financial system; relates to reimbursement for medicare premium charges; relates to merging the state office of real property services and the state board of real property services into the department of taxation and finance; relates to establishing a property taxpayers' disclosure and assessment transparency act and simplifying the reporting of data relating to real estate transfers; relates to procurements by local governments, the state, libraries and library systems; relates to transferring funds at the request of the director of the division of the budget; relates to certificates of relief from disabilities and certificates of good conduct; relates to directing the commissioner of correctional services not to effectuate the closure of the Ogdensburg Correctional Facility located in the city of Ogdensburg, county of St...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending March 28, 2010 - Penal Law

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval Service (LRS), Search run March 28, 2010. PENAL 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.  A10353 Tedisco (MS) -- Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates No Same asLast Act: 03/19/10 referred to codesS169A KRUGER -- Makes conviction of certain criminal offenses grounds for divorce No Same asLast Act: 03/19/10 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY03/19/10 PRINT NUMBER 169AS3098A SCHNEIDERMAN -- Enacts the "children's weapon accident prevention act" Same as A 5844-B Last Act: 03/19/10 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES03/19/10 PRINT NUMBER 3098ALast Action Date: 03/22/10(Results Count = ) Bill No...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending March 28, 2010 - Judiciary Law

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval Service (LRS), Search run March 28, 2010. JUDICIARY 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.  A9706B Budget -- Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the Public Protection and General Government state fiscal plan for the 2010-2011 state fiscal year No Same asLast Act: 03/24/10 amend and recommit to ways and means03/24/10 print number 9706bLast Action Date: 03/25/10(Results Count = ) Bill No...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending March 28, 2010 - Criminal Procedure Law

Posted on March 29, 2010
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run March 28, 2010. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 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.  A10353 Tedisco (MS) -- Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates No Same asBLURB : Pen L...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance March 24, 2010

Posted on March 24, 2010
Source: Google News Alert Service, March 24, 2010. NY Senate Warming to Weed to Fill Budget Gap?Village Voice (blog)23 2010 @ 10:15AM ?The New York State Senate has rejected a variety of "sin" taxes that Governor Paterson has proposed to raise revenue...

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

Posted on March 24, 2010
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reports, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the GalleryWatch.com service...

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