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Case Study: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Trustee's Breach of Fiduciary Duty Suit
In January, a bench trial occurred in <i>In re Covenant Partners, L.P.</i>, in which the Trustee of Debtor, Covenant Partners, L.P., sued for breach of fiduciary duty.
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Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Maximum Fine for Deloitte Related to 1MDB Audits
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Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Maximum Fine for Deloitte Related to 1MDB Audits
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Contractual Allocation of Damage Risk Thwarts Insurer's Subrogation Claim<br>Lacking Specifics, Lease Term Is Unenforceable
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<i>Music Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business</i> (8th Edition)
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SCOTUS Confirms that Secret Sales Continue to Qualify as Prior Art Under the AIA<br>New York District Judge Extends Estoppel Under §315(e) to Grounds Not Raised in Petition for <i>Inter Partes</i> Review
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The USPTO Brings New Guidance to the Section 101 Quandary
<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>USPTO Attempts to Provide Greater Clarity for Patent-Eligible Subject Matter
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Kapoor v. National Rifle Association of America
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First Department Construes Open Space Requirement
In Peyton v. New York City Board of Standards and Appeals, the First Department faced a difficult question: when a zoning lot includes more than one building, can open space accessible to residents of one building, but not to residents of the other buildings, count as open space within the meaning of the New York City Zoning Resolution?
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