Finding a lack of authority on the issue of "double dipping" in child support awards, Justice Robert A. Ross of the Nassau County Supreme Court found in a case decided earlier this year that the public policy against "miscalculations" in distributive awards demanded that the amount the husband paid the wife for his enhanced earnings capacity could not be computed as part of his income in determining his child support payments.
- May 01, 2003Leigh Jones
The latest rulings of importance to you and your practice.
May 01, 2003Law.com StaffTelevision has changed the American city from top to bottom. In the days of Lucy and Ricky, antennas covered apartment rooftops. Then came the cable lines buried under the streets or snaking along utility poles. Now, a device once identified with the countryside is showing up in urban landscapes: the satellite dish."
May 01, 2003Darryl VernonHighlights of the latest intellectual property cases and news from around the country.
May 01, 2003Kathlyn Card-BecklesThe ability of patents to encourage innovation by granting exclusive rights is well-recognized. However, patents can serve an antithetical role as well by, in certain circumstances, deterring, rather than encouraging, innovation.
May 01, 2003Justin S. Rerko
