2009 FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY 2009

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SPECIAL SECTION: Behind the Legal Curtain
What are the factors behind a lawsuit? It comes down to two items – the people and the law. In this special section, we examine four difficult legal dilemmas from both perspectives: Bill Morris goes behind the curtain and gets into the thinking of the board members, while the four lawyers who handled the briefs explain the legal challenges and strategies they offered.

▶ Online Feb. 4: The Case of the Contentious Cooperator
A Park Avenue co-op fought a bruising, costly legal battle for 15 years with a shareholder who was also a lawsuit-happy lawyer.

▶ Online Feb. 6: Companion featurette "The Lawyer’s View," by Beatrice Lesser

▶ Online Feb. 9: The Case of the Reckless Russians
An elaborate financial scam nearly brought down an Upper West Side condo.

▶ Subscriber Archive only: Companion featurette "The Lawyer’s View," by Steven Shore

▶ Online Feb. 11 : The Case of the Disruptive Director
How did an Upper East Side co-op rid itself of a toxic board member?

▶ Subscriber Archive only: Companion featurette "The Lawyer’s View," by Michelle P. Quinn

▶ Online Feb. 13 : The Case of the Incomplete Condo
For an upscale condo in Greenwich Village, it was a question of unfinished business – construction business.

▶ Subscriber Archive only: Companion featurette "The Lawyer’s View," by Mark L. Hankin

▶ Case Notes
A charge of bad faith requires proof.