The recent decision in Don Johnson Productions Inc. (DJP) v. Rysher Entertainment LLC packed a punch on a number of important issues.
November 29, 2012Schuyler M. Moore
The social and mobile game industry is experiencing rapid growth as thousands of gaming companies and developers make their games available on iTunes, Facebook and other platforms in the hope of launching the next FarmVille or Angry Birds. The popularity of social and mobile games is expected to expand as sales of tablet computers and smartphones rise. In this competitive landscape, it is not uncommon to find new games that are similar to established popular games, even bearing similar names and features.
November 29, 2012Eugene PakHighlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
November 19, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Sustained economic growth resulted in an increase in compensation among originators in the equipment finance industry in 2011, according to the 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance Compensation Survey from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association and the performance reward consulting and benchmarking firm for the financial services sector, McLagan.
November 19, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Several courts have recently held that an insured bears the burden of demonstrating proper exhaustion of underlying policies, including where multiple policies are involved in a settlement. These decisions have prevented insureds from accessing millions of dollars in excess coverage based on the unambiguous exhaustion language included in the operative excess policies.
November 16, 2012William P. Shelley and Samantha EvansWhat happens in New York when in the absence of a CPL, the attorney to whom the lender forwarded the funds that were intended to fund a mortgage, misappropriates the lender's funds? Two cases are directly on point.
October 29, 2012Marvin BagwellThe Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released the fourth quarter update to its 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which projects growth in equipment and software investment for 2012 at 6.7%, down from the 2011 growth rate of 11%.
October 24, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |This article highlights several practical tips that will increase the probability that a forum selection clause will be enforced to its maximum effect.
October 24, 2012Patrick M. NorthenThis article considers what might happen to a secured claim if the creditor fails, or elects not, to participate in its debtor's bankruptcy case.
October 24, 2012Alan M. Christenfeld and Barbara M. GoodsteinOver the past 12 months, China has begun to transition from a business tax ("BT") system to a Value Added Tax ("VAT") system using Business to Value Added ("B2V") pilot programs. These B2V pilot programs have been introduced in Beijing and Shanghai for certain industries, including legal consulting services.
October 23, 2012Stanley Kolodziejczak and Nancy Regan