Big bucks in litigation finance 
There are multiple ways of looking at any piece of complex business litigation. Where a law firm may see a strong legal claim that could bring in a massive recovery and a big fee, a client company may see a risky, expensive proposition whose costs could run into the millions of dollars. But investment firms [...]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit — Telecommunications Act: Southern New England Telephone Company v. Comcast
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Court of Appeals — Superior Court Information: People v. Milton
- Fourth Department — Substitute Service: Safadjou v. Mohammadi
- Second Circuit — Confrontation: United States v. James and Mallay
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Fourth Department — Four-Vehicle Collision: Schmitt v. Guenther, et al.
On the Move for the week of April 9, 2013
Dr. Dustin Riccio has been appointed chair of Unity Hospital’s Emergency Center. Riccio has been the associate chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine since 2010. Since Dec. 1, 2012, he served as interim chair of the department. He also serves as president-elect of the Unity Medical Staff and chair of the Hospital Code Committee. [...]
On the Town: Schnittman recognized for pro bono work
Michael S. Schnittman, a retired Rochester attorney who won a pro bono award on Law Day, was unable to travel to Albany for the ceremony, so the award was brought to him. New York State Bar Association President-elect David M. Schraver presented a 2013 President’s Pro Bono Service Award to Schnittman on Tuesday at the [...]
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The Washington, D.C.-based Employee Benefits Research Institute’s latest Retirement Confidence Survey reported 49 percent of American workers are either not at all confident or not too confident they’ll have enough money for retirement. One of the hindering factors is that more than 50 percent of workers haven’t established an end goal for retirement, and consequently…
No doubt, people are living longer these days, and that means that more people are living on their Social Security and pensions in their senior years, having outlived their retirement accounts. If they are lucky, they own their own home, which they maintain with their monthly income. However, complications arise when a homeowner dies and…
When business leaders talk to prospects, clients and employees about their companies, they often focus on the least compelling elements without even realizing it. It’s second nature to describe our businesses in terms of “what” we do and “how” we do it. The problem is there is no magic in “what” and “how.” They do…