Litigation

  • Vacancy Increase Counts in Determining Rent Deregulation Threshold
    LINC Program Violates Urstadt Law
    Fraud Justifies Rent Overcharge Award
    Fair Housing Act Claim Not Barred By Statute of Limitations

    July 01, 2018ssalkin
  • The U.S. Small Business Administration updated its standard operating procedures to prohibit providing loans to both marijuana- and hemp-related businesses and businesses deriving any gross revenue from sales to marijuana-related businesses (MRBs) including those providing lighting, hydroponic equipment or testing services.

    July 01, 2018Steven Schain
  • Contract Satisfies Statute of Frauds
    Contract Vendee Failed to Perform
    Questions of Fact Preclude Dismissal of Constructive Trust Claim
    Questions of Fact About Scope of Mortgage

    July 01, 2018ssalkin
  • Bifurcation Is Not the Answer
    Zoning Board's Variance Not Extinguished Despite Lack of Standing
    Delay Tactics Cost Tenant $24 Million

    July 01, 2018ssalkin
  • A Split Federal Circuit Panel Finds That Petitioner Has Standing to Challenge PTAB's Final Written Decision and That Petitioner Properly Submitted Evidence on Reply
    Federal Circuit Rejects Patent Owner's Time-Bar Defense Based on Privity
    Federal Circuit Finds That District Court May Rely on a Ground Not Raised by Any Party in Granting a Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity

    July 01, 2018Jeff Ginsberg and Zhiqiang Liu
  • Silver Convicted Again in Second Corruption Trial

    July 01, 2018Ki Won Ahn
  • Jerry Lee Lewis Gets Extended Discovery Time in Management Litigation Against His Daughter
    Three-Year Statute of Limitations Argument Doesn't Bar Claims to Copyright Renewal Terms
    Ticketmaster Prevails With “Striking Compatibility” Claim in Copyright Suit Over Ticket Bots

    July 01, 2018Stan Soocher
  • Broadcasters around the globe know that Americans want access to digital content and that they often ignore who provides it to them. For business reasons, tax reasons or to try to avoid liability under copyright law, many of these broadcasters intentionally do not set up operations in the United States. However, when these broadcasters transmit content for which they do not have authorization, they may be in violation of the copyright holder's rights.

    June 01, 2018Scott D. Locke and Laura-Michelle Horgan