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Tenant Liability CERCLA Changes Under 2018 BUILD Act

Nicole TK Moore

One of the significant updates to the law is that now, a tenant at an industrial or manufacturing site can, under appropriate circumstances, claim the “bona fide prospective purchaser” defense to Superfund liability and escape strict, joint, and several owner/operator liabilities when leasing previously-contaminated property.

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“Registration” Means “Registration” … Or Does It?

James A. Trigg & Chris Bussert

<b><i>Supreme Court Grants Cert to Resolve Circuit Split on Registration Prerequisite for Filing Suit under Copyright Act</b></i><p>Although the term “registration” as used in the Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act does not immediately appear to be ambiguous, courts have reached differing conclusions as to its meaning.

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Lease Rejection in Shiekh Shoes

David Kupetz & Asa Hami

Store closing or liquidation sales are a routine part of Chapter 11 cases involving retail debtors. These sales are consistently authorized by bankruptcy…

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Lease Assignee Can Make Claim that Appears to Concern Only Property's Owners

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IP News

Howard Shire & Adam Fisher

Federal Circuit Holds That Tribal Sovereign Immunity Cannot Be Asserted in IPR Proceedings<br>Citing 'Steep Burden' on Plaintiffs, Federal Circuit Denies Use of 'Entire Market Value Rule' in Cases Involving Multicomponent Products

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In the Courts

Colleen Snow

Unaoil Charged with Corruption by SFO

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Due Diligence in Distressed Community Hospitals

Deborah Williamson, Mark Andrews & Richard Y. Cheng

Many community hospitals are in distress. The causes are varied but have a constant theme — the cost to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Cryptocollectible Concept Denied Trade Secret Protection<br>Jefferson Starship Co-Founder Loses Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Current Members of Band

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Balancing Fourth Amendment Expectations in the Electronic Era

Jonathan S. Feld, Dante Stella & Christina Brunty

As rapid technological changes in the 21st century continue to expand the types and volume of private electronic information, the Fourth Amendment's privacy protections are evolving. The critical question in Fourth Amendment cases is whether a person has a “reasonable expectation of privacy in the information or event.”

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The DOJ's Latest Opioid Crime-Fighting Tool: The Civil False Claims Act Image

The DOJ's Latest Opioid Crime-Fighting Tool: The Civil False Claims Act

Nekia Hackworth Jones

<b><i>The U.S. Department of Justice Is Now Using The False Claims Act — Traditionally a Civil Enforcement Tool — to Combat the United States' Sweeping Opioid Epidemic</b></i><p>The use of the FCA is part of a larger DOJ strategy to develop multi-faceted solutions for this public health emergency.

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