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Size Matters: Madoff Victims Lose Appeal Due to 15-Page Limit?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Law firms representing 200 customers cheated by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc. (BLMIS) filed papers in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals last...
Proximate Cause Necessary for Child Porn Restitution Order
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a victim of child pornography can seek restitution from the person who created the image, but not from...
Time-Barred LHWCA Defense Inapplicable to Kosovo Shooting Victim
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
We admit up front that one reason we are writing about this Second Circuit Court of Appeals case is that it includes a fleeting reference to a character named...
David Bowie: If 2nd Cir. is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Warning: Second Circuit attorneys, you may have a David Bowie problem. Sadly, we’re not talking about a problem stemming from your David Bowie obsession - as...
Court Upholds Robert Simels Witness Tampering Conviction
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Threatening witnesses is a bad idea, even if you hang out with mobsters. And Robert Simels should have known that. He is, after all, an attorney. The Second...
New York Attorneys: Got Hurricane Plan?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Hurricane Irene may be in New York City as early as Sunday evening. New Yorkers, already shaken by this week’s earthquake, are nervously facing another natural...