So, you want to go to law school? Think Again!

In an article in the NY Times on January 31, 2013 entitled, Law Schools’ Applications Fall as Costs Rise and Jobs Are Cut, it was reported that "Law school applications are headed for a 30-year low, reflecting increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation." To read the full article click here.

Write a letter to your Insurance Broker!

The New York State Court of Appeals in an opinion in the case of  American Building Supply Corp. v. Petrocelli Group, Inc., No. 188, 2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 7849 (N.Y. Nov. 19, 2012) (Click Here) held that an insurance broker is liable to an applicant for insurance who requests specific coverage and does not get it even though the applicant for insurance does not read the policy that was issued.  The lesson from this case, therefore, is to always write your broker a letter with specific requests about insurance coverage

Monsignor Farrell High School

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The law firm of Bosco and Mascolo Esqs. LLP is a proud sponsor of Worship Wednesdays at Monsignor Farrell H.S. Anthony Mascolo graduated Monsignor Farrell in 1973 and John Bosco is a member of the Farell Class of 1975.

"Dartmouth Controversy Reflects Quandary for Endowments" New York Times 1/7/2013

 

By the numbers, the endowment at Dartmouth had a banner year. The $3.49 billion fund returned 5.8 percent for the 12 months that ended in June — the best in theIvy League.

But the performance has been clouded by controversy. Last year, an anonymous letter signed by “the friends of Eleazar Wheelock,” referring to the university’s founder, asked New Hampshire state officials to investigate the endowment over potential conflicts of interest raised by trustee-related investments.

For the rest of the article, click here

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John Bosco is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

The Case of the Middle Finger

On January 3, 2013, the Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit decided the case of Swarz v. Insogna (Click Here). It was reported in the New York Times in an article entitled 'A Middle Finger, Flashed in 2006, Lives on in a Suit" by Benjamin Weiser (NY Times p. A17 1/4/2013). The case is about gesticulation - the giving of the middle finger to a police officer.  The Federal Court held the opinion that flipping the bird to a police officer is not a reason to stop the car that the bird flipper occupies.  It was illegal for the police to stop the car.  But is what's good for the goose; good for the gander? What do you suppose would happen if a litigant flipped the bird to a judge? Is that legal as well? Or is contempt of court a worse offense than contempt of a police officer?