Statute of Frauds

IMAGE TABLE 1 I. PREFACE What does an old-school financial printer (one from the bygone era of ink and printing presses) have in common with a present-day Internet billionaire (one more often seen...

WELCOME DEAN TREANOR: Good morning, everyone. My name is Bill Treanor. I'm the Dean of Fordham Law School. I'm delighted to welcome you to today's Symposium on "The Regulation of Investment Funds," which...

HEADNOTE Nearly forty years ago, Ernest Gellhorn documented the potentially devastating impact that can occur when federal agencies issue adverse publicity about private parties. Based on his article, the Administrative Conference of the...

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INTRODUCTION This Note examines the background of foreign-cubed litigation,1 including its development over the past four decades, its abrogation by the Supreme Court, and its potential future under recently enacted legislation. The Note...

UNLIKE MANY foreign jurisdictions, the United States lacks a singular, comprehensive consumer protection code. Consumer protection law in the United States is instead a patchwork of federal and state laws. This patchwork is...

HEADNOTE Since the Middle Ages, bankruptcy laws have been concerned with preventing and deterring fraudulent debtors, most notably debtors who willfully fail to fully disclose all of their assets to their creditors. This...

III. THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 501(c)(6) AND FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION This part examines the legislative history of Section 501(c)(6) and briefly describes its organizational and operational requirements. These requirements originate from the statutory...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ruled that all of named corporations are liable for payment of a deductible under the terms of their insurance policy despite the statute...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana ruled that all of named corporations are liable for payment of a deductible under the terms of their insurance policy despite the statute...

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I. INTRODUCTION U.S. courts have concluded that "in suits to confirm a foreign arbitral award under the [New York] Convention [on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards], due process requires that...

INTRODUCTION In 1974, in the wake of Watergate, Congress passed the Privacy Act (the Act).1 Broadly, the purpose of the Act is to regulate the treatment of personal information by the federal government....

Cheryl Eckard repeatedly warned senior managers at GlaxoSmithKline that defective drugs were being produced at its Puerto Rico plant. Rather than address the problems, they fired her. Eckard filed a whistle-blower suit. Last...

This article originally appeared in the December 2010 Product Liability Committee Newsletter. A recent Mississippi Supreme Court decision gives trial judges the authority to intercede, in the absence of a written settlement agreement,...

In the arena of commercial real estate, transactions are becoming increasingly complex and very often brokers find themselves faced with licensing issues because out-of-state properties present opportunities for commissions. New York, like most...

HEADNOTE Highlights of the Law and Opportunities for Accounting Practitioners, Academics, and Students On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, named after...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * More than two years after the revelation of Bernard Madoff's massive fraud, Ponzi schemes continue to come to light. Some have targeted investors of modest means, including workers' retirement accounts....