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Town Board Failed to Take 'Hard Look' at Amendment<br>Jurisdictional Determination from Army Corps<br>Developer Failed to Allege Concrete Injury

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Lender's Choice In Naming Defendants Is Under Assault

Bruce J. Bergman

Can a foreclosing plaintiff choose whom to name as a party defendant in a foreclosure action? In New York, in the absence of prejudice to the defaulting property owner, the answer is yes. Although a recent holding of New York's Appellate Division, Second Department, tacitly suggests “no,” the case may not have addressed the actual controlling principles.

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Renewal Option<br>Illusory Tenancy Claim

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Trial Required to Disprove Malice<br>Court Upholds Conditions Imposed on Zoning Variance<br>Lease Identified<br>Notice of Termination Not Defective for Being Sent By Attorney<br>Hearing Required to Determine Whether Lease Denied for Unconstitutional Reasons

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'Trial of the Century' Takes on Hell or High Water

Paul Bent

<b><i>Will a Rising Tide of Managed Solutions Transactions Sink the Most Venerated of Leasing Provisions?</i></b><p>There is change afoot in the equipment leasing marketplace, and it portends a potentially seismic shift in the perception, usefulness and utility of the well-tested HOHW clause.

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How 2018 Tax Changes Will Affect Companies Focused on Truck Acquisition

Brian Holland

Corporations with private fleets in the U.S., as well as for-hire carriers, have begun ordering faster than before. As the economy continues to strengthen, this trend will continue to grow and so will the need to replace aging equipment.

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Surviving the Retail Shift

Kelly D. Stohs & David P. Vallas

<b><i>Looking Ahead: Lessons Learned.</i></b><p><i><b>Part Five of a Five-Part Series.</i></b><p>As Mark Twain quipped, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." So too is the reported retail "apocalypse" and "death" of the shopping center. In fact, U.S. retailers opened 1,326 more locations in 2017 than they closed. When restaurants are added to the mix, there were a total of 4,080 new openings in 2017 and another 5,050 openings planned this year.

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Recognizing the Signs of Financial Distress

Steven Strom

Diagnosing financial distress, and the ability to address the relevant issues, is a necessary role of board members and senior executives.

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Shipping Insolvencies and Texas Businesses

Nicole Hay & Thomas Scannell

Texas businesses and their attorneys should be aware of legal and practical issues that may arise in the event of a shipping insolvency. Two particularly murky areas that have been illuminated by recent case law are maritime liens and reclamation rights.

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An in-depth discussion of two major rulings.

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