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A New York court has found that a landlord did not commit fraud when it failed to disclose to its prospective tenant that a long-term municipal improvement construction project was about to commence near the leased premises.

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Who's going where; Who's doing what.

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On Nov. 17, 2016, JPMorgan APAC, a Hong Kong subsidiary of JP Mor¬gan Chase & Co., agreed to pay $72 million for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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Duty to Warn and Third-Party Conduct: A Look at Two Recent New York Cases

Jeffrey Lichtman & Richard A. Menchini

In the past year, New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, issued two decisions addressing both the scope of a defendant's duty to warn in negligence and products liability actions, and the scope of tort liability in actions predicated upon third-party conduct.

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Optional Safety Equipment

Larry E. Coben

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p><p>In last month's newsletter, the author began a discussion of the manufacturer practice of making increased safety features available to purchasers — but only for a price. The discussion concludes herein.

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Protecting Counsel Privilege in a Post-Yates Memo World

Ty E. Howard & Todd Presnell

<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p><p>While the Yates Memo makes no formal changes to the DOJ's position on privilege with respect to cooperation credit for businesses, its practical implications could be far-reaching.

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In what appears to be a case of first impression in New York, the court overseeing a couple's divorce has granted the wife's motion seeking to bar her husband from the delivery room when she gives birth to their child.

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2016: The Year Everything Changed In Social Media Marketing

By Larry Bodine

Three megatrends culminated in online business development in 2016, requiring attorneys to change their digital marketing tactics and to re-focus on what produces results.

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When Can't a Creditor Credit Bid?

Barbara M. Goodstein

The growing presence of non-traditional lenders has been a noticeable trend in the finance industry for years. Yet these lenders have always played a prominent role in distressed lending. Often, they are industry participants who are not only extending a lifeline to the debtor, but perhaps more importantly, protecting their customer base.

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Talk Is Cheap: The Misuse of 'Speaking' Indictments

Ronald H. Levine

In white collar fraud, public corruption and other high-profile cases, DOJ prosecutors sometimes go well beyond the“notice” principle and draft thick indictments laying out in conclusory language the regulatory schema surrounding the challenged conduct; public policy rationales for the laws and regulation said to be violated; alleged motives of defendants; and the government's inferences from alleged facts (“connecting the dots”) — all under section headings or captions advocating the government's view.

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