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  • Which Federal Agencies Govern False Advertising? (21 Useful FAQs)
    Which Federal Agencies Govern False Advertising? (21 Useful FAQs)

    Three Introductory Definitions Advertising claim : a statement made about the benefits, characteristics, or performance of a product or service, which is designed to persuade the customer to make a ...

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  • Judgment Creditors Bear the Burden of Proving Claimed Exemptions Inapplicable
    Judgment Creditors Bear the Burden of Proving Claimed Exemptions Inapplicable

    Introduction: When Your Bank Accounts are Suddenly Frozen Imagine waking up one day to find your bank accounts frozen. The money in those accounts represents social security income, pension funds, ...

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  • New York's Separate Entity Rule: Limitations on Foreign Account Seizures by U.S. Creditors
    New York's Separate Entity Rule: Limitations on Foreign Account Seizures by U.S. Creditors

    Upholding the Separate Entity Rule: Implications for Global Banking and Judgment Recovery The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the state's "separate entity rule," a century-old law that prevents the ...

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  • Can New York Judgments Freeze International Bank Accounts?
    Can New York Judgments Freeze International Bank Accounts?

    A long-standing question around New York enforcement judgments is - can they reach bank accounts abroad by serving the restraining order on local branch offices? The separate entity rule for banks ...

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  • New York's Statute of Limitations for Debt Buyers (the "borrowing Statute")
    New York's Statute of Limitations for Debt Buyers (the "borrowing Statute")

    Dealing with Debt Buyers: A Snapshot of New York's Borrowing Statute In New York State, the "borrowing statute" (CPLR §202) is employed to determine the applicable statute of limitations for debts. ...

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