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Failure to Procure Insurance Not a Curable Breach; Yellowstone Injunction Denied
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<i>Mercedes Benz USA LLC v. Bombardier</i>
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Case Notes
Expired Lease Terms Don't Automatically Apply<br>Landlord Not Liable to Third Party
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Eminent Domain
Industrial Development Agency's Determination Rationally Related to Stated Public Purpose<br>Industrial Development Agency Did Not Have Authority to Condemn Land Already Used for a Public Purpose
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State Appeals Court Decides Alimony for Country Artist Joe Diffie's Ex-Wife Shouldn't Be Based on “Speculative Income” <br>Arbitration Clause in TV-Show Appearance Release Found Severable From Rest of Agreement
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Eminent Domain Law
No Consequential Damages When State Takes Neighbor's Land
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Development
Nonconforming Use Not Discontinued<br>Developer's Rico, Estoppel, and Equal Protection Claims Dismissed<br>Denial of Area Variance Overturned
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Real Property Law
Affirmative Covenant Enforceable Against Successor Developer<br>Post-Sandy FEMA Height Requirements Might Make Restrictive Covenant Unenforceable
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Landlord & Tenant
Claim Based On Retaliation for Assertion of Fair Housing Rights Dismissed<br>Failure of Consideration a Defense In Action Against Tenant's Guarantor
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Cooperatives and Condominiums
Sponsors Not Entitled to Indemnification for Faulty Construction
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