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Insurance Lapse Deemed Not Curable<br>Uncertain Method for Determining Future Rent Dooms Renewal Rights
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Federal Circuit: IPR Petitioner Always Retains Burden of Establishing Timeliness<br>Federal Circuit: Framework for 'Overlapping Cases' Applies in IPR
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Third Circuit Affirms Reversal of $275M Break-Up Fee in Del. Bankruptcy Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Sept. 13 upheld a Delaware Bankruptcy Court's decision to block a Florida-based energy company from collecting a $275 million merger termination fee against the bankruptcy estates of Energy Future Holdings Corp. and a subsidiary.
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Second Circuit Issues Ruling Against DOJ in <i>United States v. Hoskins</i> Appeal
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Legal Tech: Early 2018 E-Discovery Case Law Review: Sanctions and the Reasonableness of TAR
Cases from early 2018 that stand above many others for the impact they will have on both sanctions and e-discovery review processes moving forward.
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<i>Decision of Note:</i> Sound Recordings Remasters Don't Get Federal Copyright Protection
With an assist from Toucan Sam and Tony Bennett, owners of pre-1972 sound recordings no longer have to worry about losing their common law…
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Coordination or Duplication? DOJ Adopts New Policy to Prevent 'Piling On' of Corporate Penalties
In May 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy to address a growing problem in white-collar criminal and civil enforcement. With increased…
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Luxury Decontrol for Couples Living Apart
The Rent Regulation Reform Act provides for deregulation of rent-stabilized apartments occupied by tenants whose income exceeds the statutory threshold. When a married couple lives in the apartment, the income of both spouses counts in determining whether the threshold is met. But suppose only one spouse occupies the apartment as a primary residence. When, if ever, should the income of the other spouse be counted towards the threshold?
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Prince's Estate Files NJ Lawsuit over prince.com
A dealer in Internet domain names is accused in a cybersquatting suit of an illegal attempt to seize on the posthumous popularity of Prince.
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Hidden 'Time' Bombs in White-Collar Criminal Matters
<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>What was once perceived as a straightforward limitation on the government's significant enforcement powers has become obscured by statutes and court interpretations that tend to elongate the period for the government to act in ways that often are not transparent to even experienced criminal practitioners.
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