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Federal Courts Size Matters: Madoff Victims Lose Appeal Due to 15-Page Limit?

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...

Federal Courts Proximate Cause Necessary for Child Porn Restitution Order

Proximate Cause Necessary for Child Porn Restitution Order

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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...

Federal Courts Time-Barred LHWCA Defense Inapplicable to Kosovo Shooting Victim

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...

Federal Courts David Bowie: If 2nd Cir. is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right

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...

Federal Courts Court Upholds Robert Simels Witness Tampering Conviction

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...

Federal Courts New York Attorneys: Got Hurricane Plan?

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...

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