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Stan Soocher

Script Writer Newton's Funding-Help Lawsuit Against Former NBCUniversal Vice-Chair Meyer Is Dismissed

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Negotiating Surrender Clauses In Commercial Leases

Stephanie Friese

Notwithstanding the importance of a lease to the balance sheets of both landlords and tenants, surrender provisions are commonly glossed over and consequences can be detrimental to either side.

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Liquidated Damages In Real Estate Transactions

Adrienne B. Koch & Neil S. Miller

Commercial real estate is a unique asset, making damages resulting from a breach of an agreement involving it are often difficult to measure. As a result, parties to such agreements must give careful thought to the remedies for such breach, including liquidated damages.

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What Constitutes A Landlord's Acceptance of a Tenant's Surrendered Lease During COVID?

Cedra Mayfield

As pandemic-related business disruptions continue to appear on dockets statewide, a reversal by the Georgia Court of Appeals has clarified what does, or rather does not, constitute a landlord's acceptance of a tenant's surrendered lease.

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Ten of the Worst Words to Hear In a CRE Deal

Joseph J. Ori

There are many positive words and terms of wisdom in the CRE industry: That was a great deal, great management equals great value, etc. Conversely, there are also some very scary words and phrases in the CRE industry. Below are 10 of the worst.

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Innocent Business Partner's Fraud Liability Survives Bankruptcy

Michael L. Cook

The decision by the Supreme Court has practical significance for corporate officers and others in an agency or partnership relationship, and also may have serious consequences for corporate Chapter 11 debtors whenever a "domestic governmental unit" is a creditor.

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Prejudgment Attachment of Assets Allowed By DE Bankruptcy Court

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

Are there exceptions to the general rule against prejudgment attachment that may allow a plaintiff to obtain injunctive relief against a defendant freezing the defendant's assets prior to the outcome of the litigation? This issue was recently considered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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The Role of Third-Party Releases In Successful Chapter 11 Reorganizations

By John J. Rapisardi & Jacob T. Beiswenger

Part One of a Two-Part Article This two-part article will examine the role of third-party releases in successful Chapter 11 reorganizations. This part will address the factors considered in each Circuit where such releases have been deemed permissible within the confines of the Bankruptcy Code, evaluate several recent cases highlighting the uncertainty created by the current Circuit split, and consider options for creating a clear, nationwide standard.

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Hourly Billing in FTX Bankruptcy Already At Historically High Level

Ellen Bardash

Attorneys and consultants involved in the FTX bankruptcy have asked the District of Delaware bankruptcy court to approve billed hours and expenses totaling just under $37 million for the first six weeks of Chapter 11 proceedings.

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Yes, You Are My Data's Keeper

Josh Hummel

Federal Court Decision Among the First to Allow a Data Breach Liability Claim to Proceed Under Common Law Bailment Theory Data breach lawsuits have often struggled to match up the unique realities of data breaches with traditional theories of legal liability. A recent decision from the Southern District of Indiana, however, cut through these issues by allowing a class action claim to proceed on a theory of liability often proposed by commentators as a solution to the data breach liability conundrum but until recently almost uniformly rejected by courts: the common law theory of bailment.

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