The litigation game, devoid of the emotional element, is a game of numbers. As a prospective litigant, one customarily asks “what amount can I hope to collect and what is my chance of success”? The answer to this question is ...
Tagged with: Louis B. Cristo Managing Risk
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As more than half of the states in the U.S. have recently decriminalized cannabis/marijuana to some extent, the domestic cannabis business has been growing rapidly. As of the date of this publication, marijuana is legal for medical use in 33 ...
Tagged with: IP Frontiers Kristian E. Ziegler
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On July 31 the Federal Open Market Committee cut the Federal Funds Rate range from 2.25%-2.5% by 25 basis points to 2%-2.25% (Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm). This marked the first cut in the face of nine rate hikes that started in December ...
Tagged with: Byron S. Sass Money Management
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As a child, I would watch my uncle Larry with fascination as he studied the Daily Racing Form. This iconic publication — founded in 1894 and still in existence today — boasts of “125 years of horse racing news and ...
Tagged with: Frank Cania HR Connection
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Running a small law firm in 2019 isn’t easy, in part because the legal marketplace is in the midst of an unprecedented transformation. 21st-century technologies and globalization are significantly impacting the business of law and continue to disrupt and alter ...
Tagged with: Legal Loop Nicole Black
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As the digital age steamrolls forward, the exchange of sensitive personal information has become an intractable and necessary part of life. For the vast majority of humanity, not a day goes by without some exchange of digitized personal information. In ...
Tagged with: eDiscovery Update John Larimer
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Working in the investment business for 30 years, we have seen many changes to client servicing. In the role of servicing, our goal has always been to ensure client safety. Email has taken over for verbal communication. Financial fraud and ...
Tagged with: Money Management Tom Duffy
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Over the past decade, consumers have started taking greater notice about the foods they are consuming. Today, in most grocery stores, you’ll notice a growing organic food section that didn’t exist in the past. Being more health conscious about what ...
Tagged with: Fraud Facts James Marasco
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Two recent New York State Supreme Court cases have already begun to address the many uncertainties that will need to be resolved when the Child Victims Act officially goes into effect on Aug. 14, 2019. The first lawsuit, titled Estate ...
Tagged with: Laura Myers Trials and Tribulations
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Among certain segments of the legal profession, there is a sentiment that bar associations are not relevant to them as individuals. The argument goes something like this: “I’m not a litigator, so I don’t need to hear what judges say,” ...
Tagged with: Carolyn Nussbaum MCBA President's Message
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An individual retirement account (IRA) is an important savings vehicle that allows individuals to make pre tax contributions into their own investment portfolio. There are annual contribution and household income limits to determine your investment for the given year. The ...
Tagged with: David D'Ambrosio Money Management
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The self-storage industry can be full of surprises. As any viewer of the show “Storage Wars” can tell, you don’t always know what’s behind those locked doors. But, not all surprises are tucked away in the storage units. In fact, ...
Tagged with: Patrick Quigley real estate law
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