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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
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College Players Win Antitrust Suit Against NCAA
Scott Graham
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the NCAA to pay top college football and basketball players the full cost of their education, plus up to $5,000 a year in broadcast and video game licensing in finding in favor of the athletes in their class action antitrust suit.
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Lessons to be Learned from the European View of Good Faith
Mark Abell
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Beata Krakus
The concept of good faith is firmly established in the civil law jurisdiction of the European Union (EU), although it manifests itself in different forms in each of them, despite the influence of both the German and French law.
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Decisions of Interest
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Recent rulings of interest.
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Casualty: A Tenant's Perspective
Glenn Browne
This article examines a tenant's perspective with regard to those topics, and offers certain insights into how a tenant should draft its lease in order to protect itself in the event of a casualty situation.
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Courts Shed Light on the Scope of Federal Court Review of Patent Office Decisions Initiating AIA Patent Challenges
Jose C. Villarreal
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Joel C. Boehm
The AIA provides that the PTAB's initial decision on whether to institute proceedings "shall be final and nonappealable." But the precise meaning of this provision has already been disputed. Recent decisions have begun to shed light on the scope of review federal courts have on a PTAB initial determination.
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In the News
Peter C. Lagarius
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Janice G. Inman
California Franchise Legislation Advances <br>Franchisor Sued over Use Of Logo Similar to NJ's Garden State Parkway Logo
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Privacy Ruling Reverberates in Case Against Facebook
Marisa Kendall
Plaintiffs suing Facebook over its alleged practice of scanning direct messages are invoking a recent ruling from U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh clearing the way for a similar case against Yahoo Inc.
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Obstruction of (Contemplated) Justice
Jeffrey M. Hanna
Obstruction of justice is seeing increased use, and could prove to be a powerful tool in the federal prosecutor's toolbox. Reflective of its growing attention, as discussed further below, it is the subject of a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that will examine just how broadly this statute may reach.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> $123 Million 'Revenge Porn' Suit Filed Against Facebook
Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
A Houston woman filed a $123 million 'revenge porn' lawsuit against Facebook Inc. and a former 'friend,' alleging that the ex-friend launched an objectionable 'imposter' Facebook site under her name and that Facebook took months to deactivate the site, despite her repeated requests.
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