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Can Struggling Company Win Marvel-ous Stan Lee Lawsuit?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
It sounds like the kind of bitter battle that you would read about in a comic book. Man versus self. Stan Lee versus … Stan Lee. Except here, Plaintiff Stan...
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, But Clients Still Owe Unpaid Legal Fees
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Richard Levitt received quite the valentine from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals today. Instead of chocolates, flowers, or greeting cards, the Second...
Valentine's Day Tips for Second Circuit Attorneys
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Can a Second Circuit attorney balance an appellate practice with a love life? Yes, according to former Cravath, Swaine & Moore litigation associate Lauren...
Beware Ex Parte Order Suspending Statute of Limitations
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Never send to know for whom the statute of limitations tolls; it tolls for thee the government. Unless a court files an ex parte order suspending the running...
Court Imposes More Attorney Sanctions for 9/11 Truthers
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The 9/11 Truthers are back in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. This week, the Second Circuit imposed further attorney sanctions on one of the lawyers in...
No Means No: Court Denies Social Security Benefits for Prisoner
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Some federal laws have ambiguous names. How do titles like the American Dream Restoration Act or the Common Sense Legal Reforms Act indicate the goal of the...