Non-compete agreements during tough times

The link is an article about the importance of non-competes during these tough economic times. ABL thanks Susan McClaren for reviewing a draft.

2d Cir. on arbitrators' authority to sanction bad faith

In ReliaStar Life Ins. Co. of New York v. EMC National Life Co., (2d Cir. 2009), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals construed a broad arbitration clause and held that the arbitrators were given discretion to sanction a party for bad faith conduct during the arbitration, including attorneys' fees.

New Ethics rules are no joking matter . . .

. . . despite the fact that they toof effect on April 1, 2009.

A good article (12/08) from the Daily Record is found here http://www.wolfordfirm.com/documents/Tomaino12.4.08.pdf