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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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<i><b>Product Review</i></b> Is There Really Such a Thing As Social Practice Management?
Donna Seyle
Law practice management, meet legal productivity, or, as the San Diego developers have dubbed it: social practice management. Welcome to MyCase.
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U.S. High Court Recognizes Title VII Third-Party Retaliation Claim
Sid Steinberg
Retaliation claims are the most dangerous and powerful of allegations under Title VII. The <i>Thompson v. North American Stainless LP</i> decision has the potential to dramatically expand the scope of such claims.
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Business Crimes Hotline
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Recent national rulings of interest.
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Real Property Law
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Discussion and analysis of several recent rulings.
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Cooperatives & Condominiums
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
An in-depth look at recent important rulings.
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Ninth Circuit Treats Corporate Insider Fairly in Fraudulent Transfer Case
Michael L. Cook
The Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court's adverse $6.7 million fraudulent transfer judgment against a corporate insider, a director of the debtor, in a remarkably sensible opinion.
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Assumption of Liabilities
Patrick J. Leddy, Charles M. Oellermann
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Joseph M. Witalec
What impact does a bankruptcy filing and a contract rejection have on a carefully drafted, thoroughly negotiated asset purchase agreement? A look at a recent ruling.
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The Application of Pollution Exclusions to Defective Drywall Claims
Alicia Ritter
Considering similar facts and similar policy language, courts in two states have already reached opposing decisions on whether pollution exclusions in homeowners' policies bar coverage for defective drywall claims.
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Gift Plans: Death Knell or Still on Life Support?
Gift Plans: Death Knell or Still on Life Support?
This article focuses on whether an out-of-the-money unsecured creditor with an unliquidated claim has standing to object to a gift plan.
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Obstacles to Settlement of Land-Use Disputes
Stewart E. Sterk
Article 78 proceedings between landowners and municipalities are a staple for New York's court system, often reaching the Appellate Division on disputes that seem insignificant to the outside observer.
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