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In the Spotlight: Leasing Outside the Box
Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy
Although harnessing the sun’s energy through photovoltaic solar panels is not a new idea, due to recent advancements in technology and tax incentives (including the 30% tax credit contained in last year’s stimulus plan), the cost-efficiency of these systems has improved significantly.

Braving Tempestuous Times
LJN's Equipment Leasing Newsletter
"Hell-or-high-water" protection has long been considered a commercial necessity to ensure the free flow of equipment lease financing and now, bolstered by recent changes to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), it has been extended to accounts receivable financing of goods and services.

Court of Appeals Upholds Atlantic Yards Condemnation
New York Real Estate Law Reporter
Just a week apart, in late November and early December 2009, the Court of Appeals and then the Appellate Division, First Department, made major pronouncements on the authority of the courts to review determinations that ]property is subject to condemnation for allegedly public purposes.

The Treatment of Intellectual Property Under Bankruptcy Law
The Bankruptcy Strategist
As the economy contracts and many companies are facing bankruptcy, a key question concerns the status of the IP that may have been assigned, transferred, sold or licensed if one of the parties to the transaction declares bankruptcy. This article discusses the issue.

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Selected Privilege Issues for Franchise Counsel
As recent litigation has demonstrated, the use of new communications devices with new capabilities is having an effect on how attorneys and their clients communicate, and, therefore, is raising issues in attorney-client privilege.

Developments in Vicarious Liability
Courts have occasionally concluded that a franchisor might be liable for the actions of its franchisee or for harm suffered on the premises of a franchisee. Rarely do these issues arise in the most common form of vicarious liability claim, those related to the actions of an employee, because franchisors have been very successful at writing contracts that make it clear that franchisees are employing their workers, not franchisors.

Court Watch
In-depth analysis of recent litigation.

Movers & Shakers
Who's doing what; who's going where.

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