Cleaning Out Your Parents’ Home
Posted: August 23rd, 2013
Tags: elder law
Emptying out a house sounds easy until it’s you who has to do it. Recently, my parents moved permanently to […]
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Tenant Liability in Commercial Leases
By: Patrick McCormick, Esq. email
Posted: August 23rd, 2013
Tags: landlord-tenant, real estate
This article will address two recent appellate court rulings involving commercial leases and the tenant’s liability for certain damages incurred […]
Second Circuit’s Okay of NYC’s $104 Million Judgment Against ExxonMobil Opens the Door To Future Lawsuits Against Companies That Likely Would Not Have been Sued In the Past
By: Frederick Eisenbud, Esq. email
Posted: August 20th, 2013
Tags: environmental law
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Affirms $104.69 Million Judgment in Favor of New York City Against […]
Additional Insured Status Information
By: Scott Middleton, Esq. email
Posted: August 10th, 2013
Tags: insurance
So you think you’ve done the right thing by requiring your tenant or a company performing services for you to name your […]
Use of Designer Handbags Images Leads to False Advertising Suit
Posted: July 28th, 2013
Tags: intellectual property
Designer fashion label Michael Kors recently filed suit against Costco in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of […]
The Demise of DOMA
Posted: July 28th, 2013
Tags: estate planning
Awhile back I wrote about the difficulties for same-sex couples with respect to their estate planning. Well, if you haven’t […]
Tidal Wetlands Permits and the Importance of Maintaining Old Bulkheads in Good Repair
By: Frederick Eisenbud, Esq. email
Posted: July 25th, 2013
Tags: environmental law
If you own waterfront property and have a functional bulkhead that is at least 100’ long and has been in […]
Supreme Court Defines “Supervisor” for Purposes of Harassment Claims
By: Lauren Kanter-Lawrence, Esq. email
Posted: July 22nd, 2013
Tags: labor & employment, Supreme Court
An employer’s liability for workplace harassment could turn on whether the harasser meets the Supreme Court’s newly adopted definition of […]
New York Navigation Law Update
By: Frederick Eisenbud, Esq. email
Posted: July 11th, 2013
Tags: environmental law
New York’s Navigation Law deals with oil spills, who must clean them up, and who must pay for the damage. […]
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