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Construction industry executives are particularly optimistic regarding the prospects of local, nonresidential construction activity this year, according to a recent Wells Fargo Equipment Finance survey of industry contractors and equipment distributors.
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This article focuses on the impact of section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, which addresses the effect of a bankruptcy filing on property acquired by the debtor after the filing of the bankruptcy case (referred to as "after-acquired property") and proceeds of pre-bankruptcy collateral.
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Off-Label SuitIn the case of Caltagirone v. Cephalon, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Denis P. Cohen has granted the plaintiff the right to…
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Facing the prospect of a trial in a supposedly unfavorable venue, many defendants will agree to settle to avoid an unknown but potentially expensive and reputation-harming verdict. The authors describe what they think is a better way.
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A look at two recent cases of interest.
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Any bankruptcy practitioner, upon first contact with a municipal bankruptcy case, may be shocked by the lack of substantive law to be found in Chapter 9. The dearth of detail has long caused bankruptcy lawyers and courts to turn to the far more substantive provisions of Chapter 11 for practical guidance.
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Debra P. Goldberg has joined the law firm of Cullen and Dykman LLP as a partner in the firm's Banking Practice Group. Practicing from the firm's Garden…
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A settlement was reached on Feb. 10 between McNeil Consumer Healthcare and more than 200 plaintiffs who claim liver damage from taking the drug maker's product, Tylenol.
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New York Statute of Limitations Applies To Music Contract Dispute Over Property in Dominican Republic<br>Stating Use "In Commerce" in Trademark Application Isn't Trademark Infringement
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The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires employers to first inform applicants and employees about the intent to obtain and use a background check. But the FCRA does not provide employers with a template disclosure or any concrete guidance on what the disclosure should say. Rather, the law simply forbids employers from including anything beyond "solely the disclosure" and authorization in the form used to inform individuals about the employer's intent to obtain a background check.
