President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Q: How did the fiscal cliff deal affect federal estate and gift taxes?
A: The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 which was signed into law on January 2, 2013 will greatly facilitate prudent estate …
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By Nathaniel L. Corwin
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1/17/13
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Q: Every holiday season I watch It’s a Wonderful Life, and I have to confess it always leaves me more than a bit angry that Mr. Potter gets away scot-free with taking Uncle Billy’s money …
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By Michael A. Scotto
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1/14/13
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Q: My employer has instituted several workplace policies I believe to be unfair. Are there any legal consequences in my discussing my employer and its polices with my coworkers online?
A: The National …
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By Joni Haviva Kletter
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1/11/13
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Q - Both my residential and commercial property is on the South Shore and the neighborhood suffered Superstorm damage. Although my property was not physically damaged there are still …
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by Richard G. Fromewick
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1/11/13
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Q: I went down to my local Town Hall and filled out a Freedom of Information Law request to get some information about why the Town had decided to adopt a new law. They wouldn’t give me an …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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1/11/13
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Q: I own significant stock in privately held company on Long Island and one of the shareholders has sued the Corporation for dissolution. What happens next?
A: First, take a look at the …
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By Erica B. Garay
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1/11/13
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Q: If I filed a report with FEMA about the recent damage to my home from Hurricane Sandy, will those records be public and accessible to future home buyers when I look to sell? Alternatively, if they …
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By Abraham B. Krieger
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1/11/13
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Q: My daughter was a passenger in her friend’s vehicle which was hit by a car that went through a red light and she was injured. How do her medical bills and lost wages get paid?
A: New York …
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By Michael D. Napolitano
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1/11/13
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Many, realizing that water had consumed their community, immediately turned around and returned to their houses. Others, however, tried against all odds to make it to higher ground, only to find that there was none to be found.
Bellmore Fire Department boat crews were out in the storm, slowly, carefully motoring down Bellmore streets as if they were canals. Vincent Montera, captain of Engine Company 2, said his boat crew had gotten no more than 200 feet after launching from South St. Mark’s Street when the terrified residents of one home jumped into the boat.
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By Julie Mansmann and Scott Brinton, jmansmann@liherald.com or sbrinton@liherald.com
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12/26/12
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