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  July, 2009

• New York Court of Appeals Reaffirms Strict Liability in Domestic Animal Cases - - (7/1/2009)

  June, 2009

• OMIG Compliance Initiative - - (6/29/2009)
• Court of Appeals Interprets Scope of Coverage - - (6/22/2009)
• Risk Management in Troubled Times: Understanding D&O Insurance and E&O Insurance - - (6/12/2009)
• Empire Zone Legislation Introduced in - - (6/12/2009)
• New York Court of Appeals Decides Earth Movement/Excavation Coverage Issue - - (6/5/2009)
• Achieving Cost Savings by Mid-Year Reduction of Retirement Plan Contributions. IRS Authorizes Mid-Year Suspension of “Safe Harbor” Contributions - - (6/2/2009)
• Third Department Dismisses Wrongful Death Action Against a Property Owner Where the Decedent was a Trespasser - - (6/2/2009)
• Medical Records Law in New York - - (6/2/2009)

  May, 2009

• Collateral Estoppel Applied in Uninsured Motorist Claim - - (5/29/2009)
• New Restrictions on Itemized Deductions for New York Income Tax Purposes - - (5/28/2009)
• Legal Alert - Empire Zones Program Review Process - - (5/15/2009)
• Supreme Court Holds that Joint & Several Liability Under CERCLA is Improper Where There is a Reasonable Basis for Apportionment - - (5/15/2009)
• Supreme Court Rules that Cost Can be Used - - (5/7/2009)
• Real Property Tax and Financing Issues - - (5/5/2009)
• New York’s Highest Court Requires Strict Compliance with Prior Written Notice Statute - - (5/1/2009)

  April, 2009

• Public Bidding - Request For Proposal Upheld. - - (4/30/2009)
• OMIG 2009-2010 Work Plan Released: Medical Transportation Highlights - - (4/29/2009)
• Federal Court Finds New York Law “Unsettled” - - (4/28/2009)
• Is Your Company Ready for Changes to the Labor & Employment Law Landscape? - - (4/27/2009)
• IRS Announces Program for Pre-Approved Prototype 403(b) Plans - - (4/23/2009)
• Operational Issues with Respect to Changes Made to the Empire Zones Program - - (4/16/2009)
• Recent Decision Highlights Pitfalls Of “Intention To Use” Trademark Applications - - (4/15/2009)
• Deadline Approaching to Provide Notice of Extended COBRA Election Period - - (4/15/2009)
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Seminar: Evolution in Light of Stimulus Package - - (4/8/2009)
• Sureties' Exposure to Consequential Damages in New York - - (4/8/2009)
• Supreme Court Limits Preemptive Effect of FDA Labeling - - (4/6/2009)
• DEC Issues Draft Policy On SEQRA Greenhouse Gas Review - - (4/2/2009)
• New Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Proposed by EPA - - (4/1/2009)

  March, 2009

• Implications of the Budget Bill on the Empire Zones Program - - (3/31/2009)
• Strict New Marketing Rules for Drug and - - (3/30/2009)
• Appellate Court Finds Contamination and Appellate Division Construes Liability Exclusions for “Spray Painting Operations” and “Work Product” - - (3/27/2009)
• Insurer May Intervene To Enforce Equitable Subrogation Rights - - (3/23/2009)
• Court of Appeals Rules That “Attempted Deceit” is Sufficient to Sustain a Cause of Action Under Judiciary Law Section 487 - - (3/23/2009)
• Administration Budget Proposal would Significantly Impact Tax Benefits of Charitable Giving - - (3/16/2009)
• Court of Appeals Permits Partial Contractual Indemnification - - (3/12/2009)
• Proposed Patent Reform Act of 2009 Includes Controversial Limitations on Damages - - (3/9/2009)
• Supreme Court Refuses to Enforce Ex-Spouse’s Waiver of Plan Benefit - - (3/6/2009)
• Service of Process Abroad - - (3/4/2009)
• Stimulus Act Puts New Limits on Executive Compensation - - (3/2/2009)
• In a Bind? Second Circuit Court of Appeals - - (3/2/2009)
• Implications of the Budget Bill on the Empire Zones Program - - (3/1/2009)

  February, 2009

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Significantly Revises the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules - - (2/24/2009)
• Economic Stimulus Plan Includes Major - - (2/19/2009)
• Economic Stimulus Act Includes Tax Relief for Individuals and Families - - (2/17/2009)
• Economic Stimulus Act Provides Tax Relief for Businesses - - (2/17/2009)
• Proposed Changes to Regulation E to Limit Assessment of Overdraft Fees for ATM and Debit Card Transactions - - (2/17/2009)
• Employer Found not Vicariously Liable for Employee Car Accidents in Employer’s Parking Lot After the End of the Workday. - - (2/12/2009)
• Final Regulations Impose New Notice Requirements for Family Leave - - (2/10/2009)
• Commission on Public Integrity Releases Draft Proposed Gift Regulations - - (2/6/2009)
• New Compensation Limits On Financial Institutions Receiving Government Assistance - - (2/6/2009)
• Proposed Legislation Prohibits Insurers from Demanding Personal, Financial and Tax Information in Ordinary Theft Claims - - (2/5/2009)
• FEC Issues New Contribution Limits - - (2/2/2009)

  January, 2009

• Intentional Acts Exclusion Inapplicable to Struggle and Fall Through Plate Glass Window - - (1/28/2009)
• New OMIG Medicaid Compliance Plan Requirements - - (1/26/2009)
• NYSDEC Releases Policy for Consultation With Indian Nations Within New York - - (1/23/2009)
• The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 - - (1/15/2009)
• H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Petition Filing Season Approaches - - (1/15/2009)
• HVAC Service Company Not Obligated To Ensure Proper System Operation In Case Of Fire. - - (1/13/2009)
• Statutory Changes and Proposed Regulations Give OMIG Greater Ability to Penalize Medicaid Providers - - (1/12/2009)
• New York’s Highest Court Addresses Whether Consumer Acceptability Of An Alternative - - (1/6/2009)
• New Law Suspends Required Minimum Distributions from Qualified Plans and IRAs for 2009; No Relief for 2008. - - (1/6/2009)
• D.C. Circuit Reverses FERC’s Federal Power Act Order - - (1/6/2009)