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Health Care Goes Retail
Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy
Today’s health care real estate market opportunities are being driven by an aging baby boomer population as well as the new health care law, which is expected to result in health insurance coverage for an additional 32 million people living in the U.S.

Bankruptcy Preferences: They Haven’t Gone Away
LJN's Equipment Leasing Newsletter
A recent case, O&G Leasing, LLC v. First Security Bank provides a timely reminder to lenders that the power to avoid preferences remains a potent and oft-used weapon in the trustee’s arsenal.

The Impact of Assured Guaranty on Claims Against Sponsors
New York Real Estate Law Reporter
In Assured Guaranty Ltd v. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., a unanimous Court of Appeals held that the Martin Act, New York’s "blue sky" law, does not pre-empt common law claims for breach of fiduciary and gross negligence.

Side-Swiped by the False Claims Act
Business Crimes Bulletin
An important consequence of recent "indirect" FCA case law is that vendors and subcontractors may now face strict liability if others rely on their documents and these are determined to be false.

Top Stories
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Headlines
Bankruptcy Filing May Not Prevent Enforcement of Non-Compete Against Franchisee
A U.S. district court recently held that a bankruptcy court abused its discretion in denying a franchisor’s motion for relief from the U.S. Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay when the franchisee’s bankruptcy petition was filed after the franchisor had previously filed litigation against the franchisee to enforce a covenant not to compete.

‘Ban the Box’ Legislation
While the policy considerations behind "Ban the Box" legislation should be lauded, the reality is that this type of legislation can unintentionally create impossible hiring decisions and pose huge legal risks for employers.

Court Watch
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

News Briefs
Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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

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