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Appellate courts continue to use common sense when disposing of constructively fraudulent transfer appeals, as recent decisions show.
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Film Takedown Order Part of Controversy In Ninth Circuit Dispute over <i>Muslims</i> Film
Scott Graham
Controversy has followed <i>Innocence of Muslims</i> ever since the 14-minute video was uploaded to YouTube and dubbed into Arabic. After provoking violent and sometimes deadly protests around the world, the film has set off a legal firestorm at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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SESAC Faces Narrower Claim For Anti-Trust
Ross Todd
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York refused to throw out part of an antitrust class action brought by television station owners against SESAC, the music licensing organization that represents about 20,000 composers. The ruling came just three months after a magistrate judge in Pennsylvania ruled that radio broadcasters are likely to prevail on similar claims against SESAC.
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Corporations' 'Seismic Shift' to Private Exchanges
Jennifer S. Kiesewetter
The first quarter of 2014 is over. The major provisions of the Affordable Care Act are now in full swing, save the occasional delay of certain mandates. Companies, both large and small, understand that this law is now a fixture of our legislative structure. It will be amended, tugged at, pulled at, changed, expanded, and contracted. The private marketplace plays a crucial role in the development of the law, as well as the resulting impact on employers.
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Combating Counterfeiting
Camille M. Miller, Elizabeth Lai Featherman
Online counterfeit sellers are increasingly more sophisticated and are engaging in social media counterfeiting to exploit social media tools to bolster their sales of counterfeit products online.
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Cariou, Viacom Copyright Suits Settlements
Jan Wolfe
March 2014 turned out to be a big month for copyright litigation settlements. They all came without warning, but two seemed to make a lot of sense.
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Quarterly State Compliance Review
Sandra Feldman
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Jan. 1, 2014 and April 1, 2014. It also looks at some recent decisions of interest, including three from the Delaware courts.
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Cameo Clips
Stan Soocher
Copyright Registration Prerequisite Not Met<br>Teller Prevails in Infringement Suit Over Signature Magic Trick
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2014 Forecast
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Optimism is riding high among construction contractors and equipment distributors that local non-residential activity will improve in 2014, according to a recent survey by Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc.
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Lease Portfolio Purchase Due Diligence
Anthony L. Lamm
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Stephen Levin
This article examines the due diligence steps that every lawyer must address when advising a client about the merits of purchasing an equipment lease portfolio.
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Case Briefs
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
In-depth analysis of a recent ruling
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