Rogers & Tartaro Business Litigation Blog


"Insights on developments in the world of business litigation and commentary on professional management strategies."

Author: Angelo D. Tartaro practices with Rogers & Tartaro, which has offices in White Plains, N.Y., and Ridgefield, Conn.

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Recent Posts from Rogers & Tartaro Business Litigation Blog


  • Costly Comments: The $6 Million Verdict

    A recent verdict in Pennsylvania awarded plaintiffs $6.2 million for age discrimination. This was before attorneys’ fees and possible enhancements. The New Jersey Employment Blog summed up the key “take-away” for employers exceedingly well: “Downsizings…

  • Ridgefield Chamber Event: Economist Seminar

    As I’ve said before, I am not an economist but occasionally play one on this blog (though I’m always conscious of my amateur status in the field). Imagine my pleasure, therefore, of attending the informal…

  • Keeping Current: Law Practice and Business Management

    A healthy business requires appropriate and effective attention to the process of staying in business. A law practice is no exception. Keeping up with developments in the law is a “given,” but with respect to…

  • Ridgefield Playhouse Concert: Keb' Mo'

    Our blog’s mission statement permits us to go off-topic occasionally for various and sundry purposes, including recognition of the cultural assets of the communities in which we practice and live. There was a great concert…

  • Gift Tax Exclusion Remains $13,000 in 2010

    The Tax, Trusts and Estates Law Monitor recently reported that the Gift Tax Exclusion Amount, indexed to the cost of living, will remain $13,000 in 2010. As explained by TTELM: “The annual exclusion permits a…

  • Seminar on Advanced Directives and Estate Planning

    Last week my partner Angelo Tartaro and I conducted an informal seminar for members of the Deborah Circle of the Jesse Lee Memorial Church in Ridgefield. We covered advanced directives (Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Living…

  • "Textual Harassment" Case Raises Privacy Issues

    In a previous post, we cautioned that employees should never use company-owned computer equipment for any personal communication, specifically e-mail messages, that they wish to remain confidential. Now it’s going a step further. According to a…

  • Unhelpful Lawyers or Unhelpful Survey?

    A recent Law.com post reported on a survey indicating that news reporters who cover litigation say that lawyers are not particularly helpful when it comes to helping reporters understand the core issues in a case.…

  • Estate Tax Update!

    According to the Tax, Trusts and Estates Law Monitor, it appears increasingly likely that the imminent federal estate tax legislation this year will be a one-year “patch,” or a one-year freeze of the 2009 rules…

  • Happy Birthday To Us

    Last week we enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Ridgefield Community Center with our friends, family and clients celebrating my 8th anniversary in business, and the simultaneous third anniversary of my partnership with Angelo.  This…