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Daily Record (Rochester, NY) archives from February 2009

Case Digests.
February 2, 2009... u.s. district Court, Wdny Job Discrimination Brummell v. Webster Central School District 06-CV-6437 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff brought action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the New York State Human Rights Law...

Commentary: Hurry up and wait for guidance ... again.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Kimberly DiMaria It seems as though it was only yesterday when EPIC President Robert Judd penned the column 401(k) plan fee disclosure necessary but not simple. The piece was published well over a year ago, on Oct. 29, 2007. At...

Commentary: Passengers beware: You can be frisked.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Nicole Black In Arizona v. Johnson, No. 07-1122, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether police officers who perform a lawful traffic stop have the authority to frisk the vehicle's passengers. The facts in Johnson are...

The Daily Record News Briefs: February 2, 2009.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Nixon Peabody launches Israel business practice International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP last week announced the creation of the Israel Business practice group, comprised of lawyers from a wide range of...

Rochester-based EFP Group and Rotenberg announce merger.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Collen M. Farrell The EFP Group and Rotenberg & Co. are merging, the firms announced Friday, a move that will create the second-largest, locally-owned accounting firm. EFP Rotenberg will employ 67 CPAs and 150 employees. The...

Upstate New York attorneys honored.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull It was a great week for Rochester, said Mary Corbitt, executive director of the Monroe County Bar Association on Friday morning, the final day of the New York State Bar Association's Annual Meeting at Manhattan's...

Rochester Regional Community Design Center urges greener conversation.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell The Rochester Regional Community Design Center wants to get people talking. To that end, it's inviting the public to its fourth-annual lecture series, which kicked off last year. Though issues might range from...

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries: February 2, 2009.(Case overview)
February 2, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Job Discrimination Brummell v. Webster Central School District 06-CV-6437 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff brought action under Title VII of the...

Appellate Division, 3rd Department Case Summaries: February 2, 2009.(Case overview)
February 2, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Appellate Division, 3rd Department Public Trial People v. Baker 101349 Appealed from County Court, Chemung County Background: The appeal is from a verdict convicting the defendant of the crimes of murder...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 3, 2009.(Case overview)
February 3, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Alien Tort Statute Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc. 05-4863-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiffs, in this consolidated action,...

Case draws forth issues of New York's handgun licensing laws and 'unfitness'.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Matter of John Doe, decision written by Judge Donald J. Mark, New York State Supreme Court. Monroe County Judicial Hearing Officer Donald J. Mark decided a case in January that draws forth the difficult...

Western New Yorkers on the Move: February 3, 2009.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Hiscock & Barclay LLP announced the appointment of Sheila A. Gaddis to the newly-established position of diversity partner. She also will serve as co-chairwoman of the firm's Diversity Partner Committee, a...

Commentary: Mortgage business in upstate New York rarely better.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Robert G. Sheridan Every night in the past year we would go home and watch the local news or read the evening newspaper and come away scratching our heads? Media were reporting total chaos related to subprime loans and property...

Daily Record News Briefs: February 3, 2009.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff E-Verify rule shelved until May The federal government has again delayed implementation of a rule requiring all companies working on federal contracts to electronically check the legal working status of their...

Monroe Community College display to appear in county atrium.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff A display celebrating the contributions Monroe Community College alumni have made to the community will be featured in the atrium of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester), through...

Gussow's mosaic to adorn East End parking garage in Rochester.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell The biggest thing Rochester artist Jill Gussow has ever done is also one of the more meaningful creations she's ever made. Gussow, in fact, is joining a family tradition of public art with her mural, Life...

Jury still out on powers of attorney law changes in N.Y.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull Lawyers don't disagree with a new state law regarding powers of attorney -- they just want some time to find out about it. Under current state law a power of attorney becomes effective once a person has designated...

U.S. District Court, Western District of N.Y. Case Summaries: February 3, 2009.(Case overview)
February 3, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff U.S. District Court, Western District of N.Y. Social Security Faucett v. Astrue 08-CV-6085 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff brings this action seeking judicial review of the denial of her disability...

Case Digests.
February 4, 2009... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Arbitration Class Action Waiver In Re American Express Merchants' Litigation 06-1871-cv Appealed from Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiffs seek review of the district...

Commentary: Investment strategies for success in 2009.
February 4, 2009... Byline: Dana Consler Last Friday we learned that GDP in the fourth quarter of 2008 fell at a 3.8 percent annual rate -- the worst three-month economic performance since 1982. The economic and financial news is poor, and consumers are...

The Daily Record News Briefs: February 4, 2009.
February 4, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report NYSBA chooses president-elect The New York State Bar Association last week chose Stephen P. Younger, a litigation partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP in New York City, as president-elect of the...

Departmental change at Rochester City Hall could save $1.25 million.
February 4, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell A departmental change at Rochester City Hall will save more than $1 million and help its clients -- both residents and businesses -- according to city officials. Mayor Robert J. Duffy announced last week that the...

N.Y. State Commission releases long-awaited sentencing recommendations.
February 4, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull The New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform on Tuesday called on the Legislature to further reform the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The commission's long-awaited report also recommended determinate sentencing for a...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 4, 2009.(Case overview)
February 4, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Arbitration Class Action Waiver In Re American Express Merchants' Litigation 06-1871-cv Appealed from Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiffs...

U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Case Summaries: February 4, 2009.(Case overview)
February 4, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Social Security Walrath v. Commissioner of Social Security 06-CV-367 Judge Treece Background: Plaintiff Walrath brings an action challenging the...

Appellate Division, Third Department Case Summaries: February 4, 2009.(Case overview)
February 4, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Appellate Division, Third Department Prescription Drugs Diversion People v. Sorrells 101954 Appealed from County Court, Albany County Background: The appeal is from an order that granted the defendant's...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 4, 2009.(Case overview)
February 4, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Arbitration Class Action Waiver In Re American Express Merchants' Litigation 06-1871-cv Appealed from Southern District of New York Background: The...

Appellate Division, 3rd Department Case Summaries: February 5, 2009.(Case overview)
February 5, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Appellate Division, 3rd Department Federal Preemption Water Quality Matter of Chasm Hydro Inc. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 505255 Article 78 proceeding; Supreme Court,...

Commentary: Investors may have misconduct or negligence claims.
February 5, 2009... Byline: Christopher Lindquist Anyone who invests knows -- or should know -- the practice involves risk, including the risk of losing your investment. In certain cases, however, investor losses may be recoverable. When financial...

Commentary: Why can't we be friends?
February 5, 2009... Byline: Robert L. Brenna Jr. Recently I had lunch with my friend Ed Hourihan, who was nice enough to mention that he reads my columns. Even better, he said, You know, Bob, you ought to do a column about the collegiality of members of the...

Xerox Corp. earned 609 patents in 2008.
February 5, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Xerox Corp. and its inventors earned 609 U.S. utility patents in 2008, exceeding a commitment to increase the company's annual number of awarded patents by a third. Xerox Chief Technology Officer and Xerox...

Rochester attorneys lead state bar sections.
February 5, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull The New York State Bar Association last week elected two Rochester attorneys to lead its trial lawyers and environmental law sections. Mark J. Moretti, a litigation partner at Phillips Lytle LLP in Rochester was...

Unshackle Upstate! Organization strives to ensure N.Y. becomes more business- and resident-friendly.
February 5, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell Changing the way Albany functions has been the goal of many business and government leaders through the years, but Unshackle Upstate officials said Wednesday the local coalition is more prepared than ever before...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 5, 2009.(Case overview)
February 5, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Job Discrimination ADA Rambacher v. Bemus Point Central School District Summary Order 07-4728-cv Appealed from Western District of New York Background: The...

U.S. District Court, Northern District of N.Y.: Case Summaries: February 5, 2009.(Case overview)
February 5, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Aretakis v. Durivage 07-CV-1273 Judge Treece Background: Plaintiff John A. Aretakis commenced a civil rights action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1983, against Police Officer Robert Durivage, Special Prosecutor...

Hearing the legal needs of the deaf in New York.
February 6, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull Kathleen Culhane Rozanski is one of thousands of Rochester residents who are deaf or hearing impaired. She may not have known it before her divorce, but Rozanski's right to communicate with her lawyer is protected...

Green survey underway in Rochester.
February 6, 2009... Byline: Colleen Farrell A local man wants to help Rochester get more green. Peter Turkow, director of the Urban Center for Sustainable Living in Rochester, is surveying area companies and businesses about their eco-friendly habits and how...

The Daily Record News Briefs: February 6, 2009.
February 6, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Upstate Caucus sets action plan New York State Sen. Joe Robach this week announced this week that the Senate's Upstate Caucus has agreed on a tentative action plan for issues facing Rochester and Upstate New...

Commentary: Head of household status and divorced parents.
February 6, 2009... Byline: James Schnell For tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2004, a qualifying individual must be the taxpayer's qualifying child or the taxpayer's dependent. In either case, the taxpayer also must maintain, as his or her home, a...

U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Case Summaries: February 6, 2009.(Case overview)
February 6, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Civil Rights Repossession Pollock v. Daniels 07-CV-637 Judge McAvoy Background: The plaintiff commenced the instant action asserting various causes of action against the defendants arising out of the...

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries: February 6, 2009.(Case overview)
February 6, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Debt Collection Cole v. Truelogic Financial Corp. 07-CV-388 Judge Skretny Background: The plaintiff commenced an action pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with defendant...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Case Summaries: February 6, 2009.(Case overview)
February 6, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff 'Batson' Challenges Jones v. West 07-1313-pr Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: The appeal is from a decision denying Wendyll Jones's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The...

Case Digests.
February 9, 2009... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Ineffective Assistance Conflict of Interest Torres v. Donnelly 06-4860-pr Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: The petitioner, convicted following a 2001 Erie County...

Commentary: Is it tax fraud, or just a simple oversight?
February 9, 2009... Byline: Gina Bliss Most people experience a little stress this time of year while getting their tax returns done. You have to find all of the right documents, remember things that happened a whole year ago, use last year's return as a...

Commentary: Are social and professional networking mutually exclusive?
February 9, 2009... Byline: Nicole Black Last week I attended the LegalTech conference in New York City. LegalTech New York is sponsored by Incisive Media and focuses on distributing information about technology and law practice management. While at the...

The Daily Record News Briefs: February 9, 2009.
February 9, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Syracuse lawyer to lead bar foundation The New York Bar Foundation's Board of Directors elected Syra-cuse attorney M. Catherine Richardson as its new president. Richardson, a retired member of the law firm...

'Pro bono' business is booming in state of New York.
February 9, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull Pro bono coordinators from Buffalo to the Hudson Valley gathered in New York City recently to compare notes and exchange ideas for supplying one of the year's most rapidly growing markets -- free legal services....

Neighborhood Focus: Rochester's Beechwood.
February 9, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell A couple of times a month, traditional German music spills out from Swan Market on Parsells Avenue. Customers stopping by to pick up some Brautwurst or Knackwurst at the meat counter also are treated to the...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Case Summaries: February 9, 2009.(Case overview)
February 9, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Ineffective Assistance Conflict of Interest Torres v. Donnelly 06-4860-pr Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: The petitioner, convicted...

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries: February 9, 2009.(Case overview)
February 9, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Social Security Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security 07-CV-6626 Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff appeals from a denial of disability insurance...

U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Case Summaries: February 9, 2009.(Case overview)
February 9, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Job Discrimination Wall v. Town of Niskayuna 07-CV-350 Judge McAvoy Background: The plaintiff commenced an action asserting claims of employment...

Appellate Division, Third Department Case Summaries: February 9, 2009.(Case overview)
February 9, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Appellate Division, Third Department Workers' Compensation Matter of Mills v. J.C. Penney 505014 Appealed from the Workers' Compensation Board Background: The appeal is from a decision that found the...

Case Digests.
February 10, 2009... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Immigration Hoodho v. Holder 07-3432-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: Hoodho petitions for review of a final order of removal and urges the vacatur of that order on...

Commentary: Reverse mortgage benefits come with planning.
February 10, 2009... Byline: Kristen Phillips Reverse mortgages for cash-strapped seniors are growing in popularity. Last month we learned about a reverse mortgage's general terms. Today, I'd like to provide the title perspective. Available to borrowers aged...

Commentary: Teddy bears, pajamas and attorney cliches.
February 10, 2009... Byline: Hon. Robert J. Lunn Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. -- Aristotle Let me take the opportunity to wish my readers a very happy Valentine's Day. For some of you, this week's column will be a not so subtle...

The Daily Record News Briefs: February 10, 2009.
February 10, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report City, United Way partner The United Way of Greater Rochester and the City of Rochester, in collaboration with the Ad Council of Rochester have unveiled a new public service initiative to highlight...

Lighthouse Pointe will appeal ruling by New York appellate court.
February 10, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull A nearly $250 million mixed-use development proposed for the east side of the Genesee River was denied brownfield designation in a split appellate court decision Friday. Development on the nearly 50-acre site, which...

Final design set for Renaissance Square in Rochester.
February 10, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell While the Renaissance Square public works project is moving forward, a local developer remains committed to a different vision for a key piece of downtown real estate. Since the $230 million Renaissance Square...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 10, 2009.(Case overview)
February 10, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Immigration Hoodho v. Holder 07-3432-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: Hoodho petitions for review of a final order of removal and...

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries: February 10, 2009.(Case overview)
February 10, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Prisoner Civil Rights Wilson v. Ritchie 05-CV-6616 Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff, a prison inmate suing pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1983, alleged...

Appellate Division, 3rd Department Case Summaries: February 10, 2009.(Case overview)
February 10, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Appellate Division, Third Department 'Alford' Plea People v. Ryan 101698 Appealed from County Court, Franklin County Background: The defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his guilty plea,...

Appellate Division, 4th Department Case Summaries: February 10, 2009.(Case overview)
February 10, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Appellate Division, Fourth Department Town Boards Judicial Review Matter of Anderson v. Town of Chili Planning Board 1360 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The appeal is from a judgment...

Case Digests.
February 11, 2009... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Banking Phil & Kathy's Inc. v. Safra National Bank 06-5520-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiff, an Illinois corporation in the business of repackaging...

Commentary: Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, do you?
February 11, 2009... Byline: Terry Diehl Last week I was told by several people who referred clients to our firm that quite a few of their acquaintances were being told to do nothing, that things eventually will turn around. I'm sure that's true, but in whose...

Commentary: Waiver of presentence investigation report.
February 11, 2009... Byline: Gary Muldoon The presentence investigation report is one of the most important documents in the criminal justice process. In addition to directly affecting the sentence to be imposed, a PSI accompanies a defendant sentenced to...

Commentary: We're facing greater challenges.
February 11, 2009... Byline: Scott Forsyth Brother, can you spare a dollar? All of us have been so solicited. As more people lose their jobs and are dispossessed, we will hear the plea more and more. Sometimes such pleas occur at an exit off of an expressway...

The Daily Record News Briefs: February 11, 2009.
February 11, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Upstate caucus hears from SUNY leaders The New York State Senate's Upstate Caucus on?Monday met with Carl Hayden, chairman of the SUNY's Board of Trustees and Carl McCall, the board's finance chairman....

HQ plans for Rochester-based PAETEC are ever evolving.
February 11, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell PAETEC officials said this week the company still plans to build a new global headquarters downtown, but just what shape the building finally will take remains up in the air. The telecommunications company is...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 11, 2009.(Case overview)
February 11, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Banking Phil & Kathy's Inc. v. Safra National Bank 06-5520-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiff, an Illinois corporation...

Appellate Division, 3rd Department Case Summaries: February 11, 2009.(Case overview)
February 11, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Appellate Division, Third Department Negligence Kearns v. Adirondack Trailways Inc. 505415 Appealed from Supreme Court, Ulster County Background: The plaintiff was injured while traveling on the...

Appellate Division, 4th Department Case Summaries: February 11, 2009.(Case overview)
February 11, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Report Appellate Division, Fourth Department Parental Liability Clark C.B. v. Fuller 1466 Appealed from Supreme Court, Jefferson County Background: The plaintiff's son was assaulted by the defendant's son....

U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 11, 2009.(Case overview)
February 11, 2009... Byline: New York Daily Record Staff Poindexter v. U.S. 07-1151-pr Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: Poindexter argues that he was sentenced based on a range subsequently reduced by Amendment 591 to the U.S. Sentencing...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: February 11, 2009.(Case overview)
February 11, 2009... Byline: New York Daily Record Staff Laidlaw Energy and Environment Inc. v. Town of Ellicottville 08-CV-32 Judge Skretny Background: The plaintiff's counsel, James Patrick Evans, moved to withdraw. Evans informed the court that his client...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: February 11, 2009.(Case overview)
February 11, 2009... Byline: New York Daily Record Staff Daley v. County of Erie 1661 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendant appeals a breach of contract action. The trial court's order denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the...

Case Digests.
February 12, 2009... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Sentencing Poindexter v. U.S. 07-1151-pr Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: Poindexter argues that he was sentenced based on a range subsequently reduced by Amendment 591 to...

New York Supreme Court: Voluntary resignations and decisions in attorney disciplinary matters.
February 12, 2009... Byline: New York Daily Record Staff Matter of Nancy S. Jones, an attorney, resignor. -- Voluntary resignation accepted and name removed from roll of attorneys (see Matter of Manown, 240 AD2d 83). Present: Hurlbutt, J.P., Smith, Centra,...

Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorney members receive many honors.
February 12, 2009... Byline: Heidi Schult Gregory The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA) has a long history of honoring its members when they achieve personal or professional milestones, take new positions or receive special recognition....

Commentary: Practice develops through 'pro bono'.
February 12, 2009... Byline: Linda Kostin As a general rule, attorneys who like to keep busy are high-achievers. Sometimes -- whether it's due to a decreased workload or change in employment status -- we may find we're not as busy as we'd like to be. During a...

Commentary: Our role in our history.
February 12, 2009... Byline: T. Andrew Brown Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on Jan. 20. I was fortunate to be one of the two million gathered in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration, no doubt witnessing one of the most...

U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: February 12, 2009.(Case overview)
February 12, 2009... Byline: New York Daily Record Staff Poindexter v. U.S. 07-1151-pr Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: Poindexter argues that he was sentenced based on a range subsequently reduced by Amendment 591 to the U.S. Sentencing...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: February 12, 2009.(Case overview)
February 12, 2009... Byline: New York Daily Record Staff Laidlaw Energy and Environment Inc. v. Town of Ellicottville 08-CV-32 Judge Skretny Background: The plaintiff's counsel, James Patrick Evans, moved to withdraw. Evans informed the court that his client...

Appellate Division 4th Department Case Summaries: February 12, 2009.(Case overview)
February 12, 2009... Byline: New York Daily Record Staff Daley v. County of Erie 1661 Appealed from Supreme Court,Erie County Background: The defendant appeals a breach of contract action. The trial court's order denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the...

Daily Record News Briefs: February 12, 2009.
February 12, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Nixon Peabody layoffs affect Rochester Between five and eight local employees of the Nixon Peabody LLP law firm soon will be without a job, the firm announced Tuesday. The layoffs affect legal support and...

Empire Zone program in N.Y. changes for the better?
February 12, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell Business groups throughout New York are criticizing Gov. David A. Paterson's plan to reform the Empire Zone program. Qualifying businesses use the program to obtain tax breaks for 10 years for creating jobs,...

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