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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Partial Constructive Eviction Defense Recognized Condition Precedent to Sub-Sublease Not Satisfied Guaranty Law Does Not Bar Liquidated Damages Claim Penalty for Improper Conversion of Residential Building Force Majeure Clause Reduces Pandemic-Era Rent

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Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

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Biotech Industry Bankruptcy Case Update: 'Zymergen' and 'Humanigen' Image

Biotech Industry Bankruptcy Case Update: 'Zymergen' and 'Humanigen'

Edward E. Neiger, Marianna Udem & Joo Hee Park

This Bankruptcy Case Update focuses on the recent biotech industry bankruptcy cases of Zymergen and Humanigen.

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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Contract Language Does Not Bar Purchaser's Recovery of Prejudgment Interest

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Justin Tilghman & Howard J. Shire

Appeals Court Backs Nickelback In Copyright Infringement Case

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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Housing Discrimination Claim Dismissed Co-Op Did Not Breach Shareholder's Guaranty Agreement Co-Op Not Exempt from Lead Paint Mandate

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Stan Soocher

Amazon Didn't Exceed Scope of License to Stream Chinese Drama California Talent Agency's Lawsuit in Texas Won't Be Stayed Pending Proceeding Before California Labor Commissioner King Holmes Fires Back at Band's Legal Malpractice Complaint No Substantial Similarity Found Between TV Show Abbott Elementary and Plaintiff's Teacher-Focused Treatment for Proposed TV Series

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NYC Guarantor Liability for Post-Window-Period Rent

Cheryl Ginsburg

In Tamar Equities Corp. v. Signature Barbershop 33 Inc., the Appellate Division analyzed whether the Guaranty Law bars recovery from a guarantor where a commercial tenant's default initially arose during the Guaranty Law's window period, but persisted after its expiration.

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Copyright Plaintiffs Can Reach Back More Than Three Years for Infringement Damages

Stan Soocher

In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.

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Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis Image

Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis

Avalon Zoppo

The Fourth Circuit ruled that a copyright infringement claim against a news site, for using a photo of musician Ted Nugent without credit, could proceed, one of the first federal appellate decisions interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent iteration of the fair use test.

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