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Dishonesty as a Grounds for Ineligibility as a Fiduciary

Pursuant to NY Surrogates Court Procedure Act (SCPA) 707, letters may issue to a person authorized by law to be a fiduciary, except in the circumstances specifically enumerated in the statute.
BP Loses Bid to Transfer Lawsuit to Oil Spill Court

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") has ruled that the Kaminski v. BP, et al. lawsuit is not appropriate for inclusion in MDL 2179.
The Importance Of People And Process In Electronic Discovery

Whenever I hear people lamenting the many ways eDiscovery has ruined their day or week, I try to dig a bit deeper and get to the root of the problem. Is the problem really an eDiscovery problem or is it a failure by the organization or law firm...
Jury Says Google Infringed, But It Can’t Agree On Fair Use

After five full days of deliberation, federal jurors in California issued a partial verdict yesterday in the closely watched copyright dispute over defendant Google Inc.'s Android software platform.
Social Media as "Speech"

Is a public-sector employee engaging in "speech" for purposes of the First Amendment when he "likes" a post on Facebook? A recent decision from the Eastern District of Virginia concludes that the answer is "no."

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Court Delays Act 13's Preemption of Local

By Russ L. Schetroma On April 11, 2012, a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth …

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: FERC Issues 2011 State of the Market Report

By Kurt Krieger On April 19, 2012, the Office of Enforcement of the Federal Energy …

Cadwalader Clients & Friends Memo: FERC Confirms It Lacks Jurisdiction over Unbundled

On April 20, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued an order …

Crowdfunding: Who Will (and Who Won't) Be Doing It

Among the features of the recently enacted JOBS Act that has attracted the most attention …

Crowdfunding Under the JOBS Act: The Bottom Line Impact on Private Equity Issuers

by Jonathan B. Wilson and Dianne L. Trenholm Excerpt: On April 5, 2012, President …

You Cannot 'Crowdfund' a Fund (in Case You Were Wondering)

Crowdfunding may provide an interesting way for some companies to raise capital. …

Why Delaware's Proposed Workplace Privacy Act Is All Wrong

Delaware's version of a Facebook-privacy law, called the "Workplace Privacy Act" …

Southern District of New York Awards Emotional Distress Damages of $500,000 To Domestic

In March 2012, in Gurung v. Malhotra , 10 Civ. 5086 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 16, 2012) , the …

NLRB Election Rule Held Invalid

Another day, another NLRB development. April 30, 2012 was supposed to be a big day …

The BP Securities Litigation: Court Sustains One Group Of Investors' Claims Of Securities

On February 13, 2012, the Hon. Keith Ellison, federal district court judge for the …

SEC Releases Study on the Cross-Border Scope of the Private Right of Action Under

This is an update to our November 30, 2010 and April 26, 2011 blog posts relating …

Another Aggressive Insider Trading Case for the SEC

The Commission has brought a series of aggressive insider trading actions which are …

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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Court Delays Act 13's Preemption of Local

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: FERC Issues 2011 State of the Market Report

Cadwalader Clients & Friends Memo: FERC Confirms It Lacks Jurisdiction over Unbundled

Crowdfunding: Who Will (and Who Won't) Be Doing It

Crowdfunding Under the JOBS Act: The Bottom Line Impact on Private Equity Issuers

You Cannot 'Crowdfund' a Fund (in Case You Were Wondering)

Why Delaware's Proposed Workplace Privacy Act Is All Wrong

Southern District of New York Awards Emotional Distress Damages of $500,000 To Domestic

NLRB Election Rule Held Invalid

The BP Securities Litigation: Court Sustains One Group Of Investors' Claims Of Securities

SEC Releases Study on the Cross-Border Scope of the Private Right of Action Under

Another Aggressive Insider Trading Case for the SEC

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