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Triable Issue of Fact About Association Liability for Flooding<br>Unit Owner's Representations Cannot Be Used to Contradict Express Terms of Proprietary Lease

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Jeff Ginsberg & Dorothy LeRay

Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Declaratory-Judgment Action Based Under Rule Against Piecemeal Adjudication<br>Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Finding Despite Defendant's Discovery Violation

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SCOTUS Recap: What Lies Ahead for the Lower Courts' Tests for “Non-Statutory Insiders”

Daniel A. Lowenthal & J. Taylor Kirklin

Ultimately, <i>Village at Lakeridge</i> is noteworthy for what the Supreme Court did not decide. In granting <i>certiorari</i>, the Supreme Court declined to address whether the lower courts' various “non-statutory insider” tests should be refined. As concurrences from Justices Sotomayor and Kennedy emphasized, though, that issue is ripe for increased scrutiny.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Colleen Snow

Singapore Passes Deferred Prosecution Legislation

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Goodbye 'Yellowstone' Road

David B. Saxe & Danielle C. Lesser

<b><i>Is This The End of the 'Yellowstone' Doctrine?</b></i><p>Recently, New York's Appellate Division, Second Department, acknowledged that commercial landlords may employ a strategy that prevents tenants from exercising Yellowstone rights, which enjoin the landlord from terminating the lease or commencing a summary proceeding.

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New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts &amp; Sports Law Section Annual Spring Meeting

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Slip-and-Fall Victim Cannot Recover from Landlord or Tenant

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'Graffiti' Artists Prevail Under VARA Over Property Owner

Matthew V. Wilson & Tucker Barr

The culturally conscious property owner may be interested in commissioning an artist to beautify the outdoor wall of the owner's warehouse space. However, it's important to understand the legal effect of commissioning such work and the scope of rights that the property owner acquires and surrenders as a result.

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<i>Decision of Note:</i> Live Nation Can't Force Arbitration over Online Ticketing Site Image

<i>Decision of Note:</i> Live Nation Can't Force Arbitration over Online Ticketing Site

Max Mitchell

Agreeing to arbitration was supposed to be as easy as clicking a button, but Live Nation was unable to show that a man seeking to sue the company actually clicked any of the buttons indicating his consent to arbitrate.

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Right of Entry: Landlord Considerations

Mark Morfopoulos

One of the key requirements of a lease, from a landlord's viewpoint, is that it ensures the landlord has the ability to access a tenant's space. When preparing a lease for a landlord, consider including the following items to make sure that the landlord is permitted access to all spaces on the premises at all appropriate times.

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