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A bill that would have extended unemployment benefits for more than 1 million Americans, died in the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will review a recent decision declaring a New York persistent felons law unconstitutional.

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The way investment fund managers' profits are taxed could change dramatically if a pending bill becomes law. A provision in the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 would more than double ...

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Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court seem ready to fight over mandatory arbitration, but two local attorneys say the area involved — employers and manufacturers who try to ban class-action litigation through contracts — is rarely disputed locally.

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ALBANY — U.S. Supreme Court rulings rejecting convictions for "honest services" fraud are expected to affect the case of former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno, who's facing two years in prison under the same federal statute.

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ALBANY — New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has moved to become the lead plaintiff in a class-action federal suit by investors against BP over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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NEW YORK CITY — Lawyers for thousands of Sept. 11 responders returned to a New York City court Wednesday for a hearing on a deal that would pay from a few thousand dollars to $1.8 million to people exposed ...

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A new state law mandating the safe disposal of electronics has given Trace Feinstein a whole new outlook. The president of Islandia, N.Y.-based e-Scrap Destruction is counting on the bill, which mandates ...

The New York State Bar Association on Wednesday issued a statement mourning the passing of Past President Steven C. Krane of New York’s Proskauer Rose LLP. Krane was the association’s 104th president ...

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Despite the recession, top expert witnesses still command top dollar. But many are being brought in later in the pre-trial process, as attorneys and clients try to keep the lid on litigation costs.

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The new president of the New York State Bar Association has an ambitious agenda to help shape the future of the legal profession, particularly for the next generation.

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ALBANY — New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has moved to become the lead plaintiff in a class-action federal suit by investors against BP over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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