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Eminent Domain Law
Attorney's Fee Awarded On Interest Accruing During Appeal
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A Look Inside the Rulings for Sandy Hook Families In Alex Jones Bankruptcy
A Q&A with the team working on the Alex Jones/Sandy Hook case in bankruptcy court in Texas, who provides an inside look at the case, their strategy, and some takeaways.
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Designing the Future: Protecting AR/VR Innovations With Design Patents
The future is only redesigned every so often, so it is worth asking, what will this new technology look like, and how can pioneers protect their user-facing innovations that will define this emerging space? Design patents are the answer.
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Landlord & Tenant Law
Tenant's Summary Judgment Motion Denied In Rent Overcharge Proceeding
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Fresh Filings
Notable court filings in entertainment law.
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PA Court Rules Against Property Owners Alleging Impermissible Spot Zoning
In a recently published opinion, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rejected an appeal brought by neighboring property owners alleging that a local ordinance constituted impermissible spot zoning. In its analysis, the Commonwealth Court emphasized the heavy burden a challenger must meet to overcome the presumptive validity of a zoning ordinance.
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IP News
Ninth Circuit Upholds Copyright Infringement Dismissal In 'Jangle Vision Twins' Case
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Online Extra: WeWork Creditors Likely to Attempt to Pierce Corporate Veil In Bankruptcy Court
WeWork's Chapter 11 bankruptcy has stayed a Manhattan Commercial Division decision allowing plaintiffs to dig around in 11 years of the tanked company's finances — but observers say it's likely creditors will now try to pierce the corporate veil in the bankruptcy proceeding.
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Summary Judgment Denied In Trespass and Nuisance Claim Against Upstairs Neighbor
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Testimonial Evidence Technology Is Transforming the Litigation Landscape
Managing and presenting testimony are changing a lot these days thanks to new technology. Some of the innovations lawyers are using to handle depositions, witness statements, exhibits and other evidence more efficiently and persuasively will alter the way matters are handled for the foreseeable future.
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