Features
Ronald J. Levine
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Clifford Tatum
As corporations continue to reshape at a rapid rate, due diligence groundwork concerning product liability issues can be critically important. This article addresses how deals can be structured, and the areas that need to be explored, when evaluating a potential deal from the perspective of product liability.
Features
Stanley S. Arkin
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Robert C. Angelillo
Last month, the authors began a discussion of the legal consequences of the release of the so-called "Panama Papers," a trove of more than 11.5 million documents a whistleblower gave to a reporter at the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) in Spring 2016. The authors conclude their analysis herein.
Features
Eric S. Chafetz
It's impossible not to notice the vacancies when walking into a shopping mall in the United States. To stem the tide, certain mall owners in high-profile bankruptcy cases have addressed the retail bankruptcy trend in a unique and (virtually) unprecedented way.
Features
Michael L. Cook
A Chapter 11 debtor "cannot nullify a preexisting obligation in a loan agreement to pay post-default interest solely by proposing a cure," held a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Nov. 4, 2016.
Features
Jodi Misher Peikin
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Curtis B. Leitner
White-collar prosecutions often turn on the paper trail. But the playing field is not level — not even close.
Features
Robert W. Ihne
A look at key developments in equipment leasing law.
Features
Alan Minsk
An update on the current regulatory landscape in the off-label promotional area and also review potential liability risks for companies to consider, and recommendations to reduce these risks.
Features
John H. Drucker, Mark Tsukerman
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Myles R. MacDonald
Although Congress has not expressly addressed when and under what circumstances bankruptcy jurisdiction ends, most courts agree that a bankruptcy court's jurisdiction "shrinks" after confirmation of a plan. This article discusses the factors that courts take into consideration in determining the extent of the post-confirmation jurisdictional shrinkage.
Features
Barbara M. Goodstein
Institutions that maintain and manage securities accounts for businesses and other customers perform a critical function for the securities and lending…
Columns & Departments
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Analysis of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the tipping law, clarifying previously conflicting circuit-level precedent setting forth the “personal benefit” test related to insider trading.
