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Law School to Law Firm
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The Unacceptable Results of the Current Directive Law
22 Feb 2012 by Daniel Rubin / No Comments
In examining the health care proxy, it was discovered that affording the full control to proxy only when the patient is incapacitated, could lead to the proxy being unclear as to what exactly the wishes of the patient are. Additionally, the patient may change his mind over time, and discuss these changes with his proxy, yet not reflect these alterations in the form, which delegated the power initially.
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Who’s Responsible for Player Safety? The NFL’s Million Dollar Question
20 Feb 2012 by Michael Wess / No Comments
A case involving the death of Korey Stringer, a former player with the Minnesota Vikings, provides an instructive illustration. Stringer’s death resulted from heat stroke he suffered during training camp. The court found that plaintiff’s wrongful death claim was inextricably intertwined the CBA because it covered the NFL’s duty to instruct team trainers, doctors, and coaches about heat-related illnesses, thus rendering it preempted.
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A Legal Look at Loss Causation
20 Feb 2012 by Erik Nygaard / No Comments
Since there is nothing left to be written about Jeremy Lin, I decided to, instead, write about Rule 10b-5 and loss causation. People generally agree that Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and its companion Rule 10b-5 are the sexiest securities laws on the books. Corporations, despite being people too, disagree with the rest of people. Rule 10b-5, in its simplest form, prohibits fraud in the sale of securities.
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Occupy Wall Street? How About Occupy IRS?
20 Feb 2012 by David Schattner / No Comments
The IRS is apparently jealous that some banks have profited from the subprime mortgage meltdown, and have gotten into the action- Tax liens are for sale. If a property owning taxpayer fails to pay his taxes the government will secure a lien on their property. This lien allows local municipalities to secure payment when the property changes ownership, or if the taxes remain delinquent for a specified amount of time, the IRS can foreclose on the property and evict the property owner. (See, NYC’s Annual Tax Lien Sale)
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Loud and Ugly: Local Neighborhood’s Review of Fashion Week
17 Feb 2012 by Ellie Mochkin / No Comments
Fashion Week just came to a close, and all I can think about are indemnification agreements and easements. Before you blame law school on turning me into a boring, poorly dressed student with a complex next to those beautiful breed of women called models, consider how fashion week takes over Lincoln Center’s public space, denies access to locals and inconveniences thousands of neighbors.
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Enhancing Airlines Passenger Protections: Baggage Fees
17 Feb 2012 by Sean Barry / No Comments
In recent years airline passengers have been disgruntled by the emergence of baggage fees, overweight luggage fees, and the variety of other fees that used to be included in the airfare. Airlines make considerable revenue from ancillary fees, which include baggage fees. In the second quarter 2012 the U.S. Airlines collected a total of 887 million dollars in baggage fees.
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Tweeting for Tickets: Another Reason NCAA Division I Athletes Should Be Paid
16 Feb 2012 by Katherine DeStefano / No Comments
College athletic programs have developed new forms of revenue growth with the popularity and convenience of social media. For instance, the University of Michigan has created a Twitter account that recognizes a special hashtag fans can mention in their Twitter posts if they want tickets to sporting events. While this increase in revenue benefits the collegiate institutions, the controversy truly lies between the colleges and universities and the student-athletes, who are not reaping the benefits from the tickets they help sell.
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Always use established protections. Exposing the Carlyle Groups naughty behavior
16 Feb 2012 by Jordan Franklin / No Comments
You’ve probably heard of a class action lawsuit. You probably know it’s a David versus Goliath scenario. And unless you’re in the legal industry, you probably don’t care about them – but you should. If you live in the United States you likely have been a member of a class action lawsuit. Still don’t care? A class action ended educational segregation and stopped your iPod from scratching.
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Students Use of Social Media a Form of Expression or Form of Expulsion?
06 Feb 2012 by Katherine DeStefano / No Comments
Two weeks ago, Yuri Wright, the 40th ranked recruit for the football class of 2012, was expelled from his high school for sexually explicit and racially charged Twitter posts. While his expulsion from Don Bosco Prep High School in Ramsey, New Jersey forced some schools to stop recruiting Wright, he still managed to secure a college scholarship from Colorado.
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Beer into my pocket – lost my phone, and my due process rights, again
06 Feb 2012 by Jordan Franklin / No Comments
After too many years in absentia, I visited my fraternity over this past homecoming. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, an undergraduate brother who was having a little more fun than I accidentally poured his beer into my pocket and ruined my phone. (Nonetheless, I didn’t let this ruin my weekend).
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