The Franklin and Culhane Cases Demonstrate the Importance of Both Implementing and Then Following Corporate Litigation Readiness Measures for Purposes of FRCP 37(E) An evaluation of FRCP 37(e) necessarily entails examining key motion practice flash points that have arisen since the implementation of the rule. One of the most significant of these flash points is what constitutes "reasonable steps to preserve" relevant ESI.
- October 01, 2019Philip Favro
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
October 01, 2019Thomas. C. Lambert and Steven ShackmanFormer Cognizant Technology COO Settles FCPA Case In Relation to India Office Construction Project
October 01, 2019Juliet GunevLenders must carefully analyze the full ramifications of how best to approach the constructive fraudulent transfer issue when it emerges in their bankruptcy case.
October 01, 2019Arthur Steinberg and Michael R. HandlerCourt Decides Who Is the 'Prevailing Party' No Duty to Collect Rent from Subsequent Tenant
October 01, 2019ssalkinWhen a landowner contends that government action has effected a taking of her property without just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, where can she sue? Until this past June, when the Supreme Court decided Knick v. Township of Scott, the answer was clear: state court and only state court. Knick changed all that.
September 01, 2019Stewart E. Sterk and Michael C. PollackMortgagee Entitled to Deficiency Judgment When Mortgagor's Submissions Are Insufficient to Rebut Mortgagee's Appraisal Foreclosure Action Proceeds Despite Failure to Formally Discontinue Prior Foreclosure Action Forbearance Agreement Tolled Statute of Limitations Foreclosure Proceeding Dismissed for Lack of Standing Did Not Accelerate Mortgage
September 01, 2019ssalkinLandlord Failed to Rebut Presumption of Willfulness Landlord Substantiated Individual Apartment Improvements Vacatur of Stipulation for Use and Occupancy Overturned Occupant's Deception Waived Succession Rights Setting Rent for Unit First Decontrolled In 1954
September 01, 2019ssalkinCommercial Units Should Be Counted In Determining Amount of Reserve Fund
September 01, 2019ssalkinBranding is not a new concept, nor are the various intellectual property laws that protect brands. What is new to most is how this burgeoning industry can take advantage of those laws within the context of state and federal restrictions.
September 01, 2019David S. Gold






