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Valuing Plaintiff's Recoverable Damages
What happens when a responsible party settles a subrogation claim for less than the amount of benefits paid by the insurer? Can the party then offset a damages award by the full amount of the subrogation claim, and in so doing, potentially pay less than the full amount of the damages it caused?
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The Tyranny of the Majority in Small Co-ops
When someone buys 25% of a four-unit co-op, does the shareholder expect the co-op to be ruled by only one other shareholder, which could be the case if one of those four shareholders owns more than 50% of the co-op's shares? The issue arose in a recent case ...
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Verdicts
An in-depth look at recent important rulings.
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Business Crimes Hotline
A look at a key case in New York.
Anatomy, Diagnostic Testing and Medical Experts: Winning Strategies for Plaintiff's Direct and Cross-Examination
Winning Strategies for Plaintiff's Direct and Cross-Examination
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Copyright vs. Trademark Claims
Whatever one thinks of the ruling in <i>Fleischer I</i>, the decision serves as an important reminder of something for which it has received little attention: its careful consideration of the distinctions between copyright and trademark protection.
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The RAND Modified Hypothetical Negotiation
On April 25, 2013, Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington publicly issued his Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law from the November 2012 bench trial in <i>Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., et al.</i>
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Court Watch
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
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