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Jeff Ginsberg
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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
Features
Daniel A. Lowenthal
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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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Colleen Snow
Singapore Passes Deferred Prosecution Legislation
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David B. Saxe
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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 & Sports Law Section Annual Spring Meeting
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Slip-and-Fall Victim Cannot Recover from Landlord or Tenant
Features
Matthew V. Wilson
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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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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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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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Carri H. Cohen, Janie F. Schulman
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Joshua Hill
The important ongoing industry and national conversation about sexual harassment is serving as a wake-up call to entertainment companies, board members and C-suite executives about the need to be proactive when confronted with allegations of harassment or other workplace misconduct.
