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Decision of Interest
'Reprehensible' Move to New York Was Nothing of The Kind
After finding that the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) required a different outcome, the Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously reversed the order of Family Court, New York County (Fiordaliza A. Rodriguez, Referee) that granted a father's motion to dismiss the mother's New York custody petition so that a California court's custody determination could stand.
The unmarried parents conceived their child in California, but their relationship did not last and the mother moved to New York while pregnant. The father sought and obtained an order granting physical custody to him through the California courts prior to the child's birth. The child was born in New York and resided there with his mother until she filed her own petition seeking custody. That petition was filed when the baby was two days old.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?