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.
Blawg Related Categories: Real Estate & Property Law • Trials & Litigation • Trusts & Estates • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Rogers & Tartaro Business Litigation Blog
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Article Summarizes New York Law Regulating Foreclosures and Subprime Lending
The Real Property Law Section Blog, a private blog of the New York State Bar Association, recently alerted us to an article summarizing new legislation in New York designed to protect homeowners in foreclosure and…
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Connecticut's Probate Court System Losing Money
Legal Blog Watch brought to our attention last week the curious fact that the State of Connecticut’s Probate Court system is losing money - - according to reports, $20,000 each day (“Connecticut Probate Court on…
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Controlling Litigation Costs
Law.com carried an interesting and useful post by Stewart Weltman of The Corporate Counselor on best practices to control litigation costs and optimize results (“Rules of Thumb To Rein in Litigation Costs and Optimize Results”).…
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Countrywide Mortgage Loans to Be Restructured
Both ABAJournal.com, in a story by Debra Cassens Weiss (“Bank of America to Modify Countrywide Mortgages in $8.6B Deal”), and Law.com, in a story by Christopher Wills (Bank of America Settles Suits Over Bad Mortgages”),…
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Approach Layoffs Carefully During Economic Downturn
The Connecticut Employment Law Blog, in a post by Daniel Schwartz, offered some good advice for employers managing through the present economic downturn (“Five Laws and Issues Employers Should Think About In This Credit Crunch…
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Life Insurance Litigation: Actor's Death Within Contestabilty Period Leads to Lawsuit
The West Virginia Business Litigation Blog summed up the situation well when the Estate of the late actor Heath Ledger sued a life insurer for $10 million: Not even the rich and famous (or their…
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Valid Fraud Defense Forfeited By Ignoring Disclosure Orders
New York’s Court of Appeals (the highest appellate court) recently administered severe chastisement to a litigant for failing to comply with a conditional order to disclose. The case is Wilson v. Galicia Contracting & Restoration…
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An Incentive to Settle: Study Shows Plaintiffs Win Only 15% of Employment Cases in Federal Court
The title of a recent Legal Blog Watch post highlighted bleak prospects for plaintiffs bringing employment cases in federal court: “Plaintiffs Win Only 15 Percent of Employment-Related Cases in Federal Court.” The study was by the…
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ADA Amendments: Small Businesses Are Not Exempt
The Connecticut Employment Law Blog, a favorite of mine, has recently posted an informative summary of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 which, CELB reports, is due to be signed into law any day. The ADA…
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Follow-Up: Labor Department Drops Audit of Immigration Firm for "Improper' Instructions to Clients
We commented in an earlier post on a Wall Street Journal Law Blog report that a law firm was being audited by the United States Labor Department for giving “improper” advice to its client. Now,…