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New York State Update re Mandatory Settlement Conferences
Foreclosure

Client Update | By Robert L. Galbraith, Jr. and Heather C.M. Rogers | November 24, 2009

On November 19, 2009, Suffolk County Judge, Jeffrey Arlen Spinner, J., issued an opinion, 2009 NY Slip Op 52333(U), which raises great concern with regard to participation of Plaintiffs in Mandatory Settlement Conferences.

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New York State Update re Settlement Negotiations
Foreclosure

Client Update | By Robert L. Galbraith, Jr. and Heather C.M. Rogers | May 4, 2010

On April 16, 2010, Suffolk County Judge, Jeffrey Arlen Spinner, issued an opinion in the matter of Emigrant Mortgage Co., Inc. v. Corcione, 2010 NY Slip Op 20133, regarding participation of Plaintiffs in Mandatory Settlement Conference.  This is the second opinion from Judge Spinner regarding a lender's "Bad Faith" in settlement negotiations.  (See Davidson Fink client update dated November 24, 2009.)

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Ensure Equal Justice
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | January 13, 2010
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Burger on Totten Trusts and Third Party Rights
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | January 24, 2007
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Burger on Precautionary Addendum - A Tale of Two Siblings
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | September 17, 2009
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Defending a witness against a Subpoena
Subpeonas

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | September 28, 2007
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Estate Pays Attorneys Fees For Unmasking Rogue Fiduciary
Power of Attorney Abuse

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | July 31, 2006
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Powers Of Attorney And The Double Agent
Power of Attorney Abuse

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | February 24, 2006
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Using A Certificate Of Relief From Civil Disabilities (CRD)
Pistol Permits

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | July 12, 2006
A second change at the Second Amendment?
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Attorney Prevents Eviction of 100 Year Old Woman Who Fled Nazis
Landlord and Tenant Law

Legal Aid Advocate, Vol. XII, No. 2 | July-August 1999
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Greene Avenue Associates V. Reape
Landlord and Tenant Law

Civil Court, City of New York, Kings County | October 11, 1999
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Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure in Jeopardy in New York State
Foreclosure

The Home Equity Theft Prevention Act is poised to eliminate the deed-in-lieu as a settlement tool during the foreclosure process. With respect to the purchase of one- to four-family residences from a seller who is either in foreclosure or in default of his mortgage loan, the Act prohibits mortgage lenders from making loans to "equity purchasers" if that lender has knowledge that the equity purchaser has not complied with numerous statutory requirements.
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The Thief, The Mark And The Holder in Due Course
Debtor-Creditor Law

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | November 14, 2006
A look at debtor-creditor law and identity theft
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People v. Sutherland
Criminal Defense - Jury Trial

NYC Criminal Court | December 12, 1995
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People V. Cantos
Criminal Defense - Grand Jury

Supreme Court, Queens County, New York | October 17, 1997
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Burden of Proof - Underage Drinking
Criminal Defense

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | January 28, 2009
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A Legacy of Community Service
Community Service

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | April 9, 2009
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Burger on LLC Derivative Actions
Commercial Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | June 14, 2007
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Corporate dissolution and shareholder's rights
Commercial Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | February 14, 2007
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Secret Agency and the Apparent Authority Doctrine
Commercial Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | March 20, 2008
The Law of Agency and the Apparent Authority Doctrine - Read more

 
Due Process - The Antidote To Tyranny
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | May 23, 2008
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Lincoln's Legacy of Change and Service
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | May 1, 2009
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Perspectives on Diversity, Part One
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | May 14, 2009
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Rochester Youth Curfew Decision
Civil Rights

Opinion decided June 9, 2009
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The Motion to Reargue
Civil Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | December 11, 2007
Requirements for a motion to argue are set forth in CPLR 2221 - Read more

 
Can We Sue for Attorney's fees? Not under 'American Rule'
Attorney Fees

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | December 12, 2006
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Sotomayor's Journey to a New Benchmark
General

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | June 11, 2009
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