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The information contained on this website is provided for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter. The firm provides legal advice and other services only to persons or entities with which it has established an attorney-client relationship. Note that the law may have changed since publication of any article on our site.

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Pharmaceutical Disposal – A Work in Progress

Posted: July 8th, 2015

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Printed in the Suffolk Lawyer The disposal of pharmaceuticals is a growing area of concern in our over-medicated society. According […]

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Six Leadership Lessons I Learned in the Marine Corps

By: Joe Campolo, Esq. email

Posted: June 26th, 2015

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In a recent opinion article I challenged the Long Island business community to be leaders instead of complainers. The response […]

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Best Practices for Internal Investigations

Posted: June 22nd, 2015

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On May 19, 2015, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, the leader of the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Criminal Division, gave […]

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The Towns Must Step Up Environmental Review of Commercial Solar Projects in Suffolk County Because They Can’t Rely on LIPA to Do It

By: Frederick Eisenbud, Esq. email

Posted: June 22nd, 2015

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LIPA apparently believes, contrary to all evidence, that it need not comply with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”)[1] […]

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Court Strikes Down CMS Prohibition on ‘Per-click’ Equipment Rentals, Upholds ‘Under-Arrangements’ Prohibitions, Under Stark Law

Posted: June 22nd, 2015

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Freddy Kreuger from Nightmare on Elm Street, Jason from Friday the 13th, and The Exorcist.  This triumvirate struck fear in […]

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Supreme Court Rules that Attorneys Cannot be Awarded Attorneys’ Fees in Defending Their Own Fee Applications

By: Lauren Kanter-Lawrence, Esq. email

Posted: June 22nd, 2015

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Dating back at least to the 18th century, the “American Rule” provides that each litigant pays his or her own […]

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Joint Accounts May Be a Poor Estate Plan

By: Martin Glass, Esq. email

Posted: June 22nd, 2015

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Many of my senior clients see joint ownership of all their assets (such as investment accounts, bank accounts and real […]

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Common Myths About “Fair Use” of Copyrighted Works

Posted: June 22nd, 2015

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In general, fair use is the copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to […]

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LIPA, SEQRA and Commercial Solar Power Plants in Suffolk County: Every Approval of a Power Purchase Agreement by LIPA Before the Lead SEQRA Agency Acts Is Null and Void

By: Frederick Eisenbud, Esq. email

Posted: June 15th, 2015

On January 1, 2003, Article 10 of the Public Service Law, which provided a fast track regulatory system for the […]

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