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Levying Rents Pursuant to Monetary Judgment

David Gray Carlson

New York's law on levies of rents pursuant to money judgment is most peculiar. The obligation of a tenant (T) to pay rent runs with the land. Let us call the forward-looking obligation of a tenant to pay rent a "rent receivable." New York law insists that the rent receivable is real property. Once the rent receivable is actually paid, the proceeds are considered the landlord's personal property. Collection of the rent "severs" the dollars from the real property.

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In the Courts

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Recent cases of note.

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Boomers in the Dock

Evan A. Jenness

Some baby boomers have come of age on the wrong side of the law, and the older prison population is burgeoning. Fortunately, <i>Booker</i> and its progeny have superseded the Sentencing Guidelines' strict limitations on leniency based on age and health.

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Case Notes

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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A Multidistrict Litigation Primer

Kimberly H. Clancy

Part One of this article discussed the basics of multidistrict litigation. The conclusion herein describes the Judicial panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML).

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Using Staff Counsel to Defend Insureds

Donald McMinn

The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that insurance companies do not commit the unauthorized practice of law when they use lawyers they employ to provide a defense to their insureds.

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Agreements for Future Relief from Automatic Stay

Mike C. Buckley

The question, "Can we get them to agree not to file bankruptcy in the future?" must be near the top of the list of things clients most commonly ask their transactions and workout lawyers. How, then, to best answer the client's next question: "OK, when is it enforceable and when is it not enforceable?"

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Clear Channel Muddies the Waters of ' 363(m) Mootness Protection

Shirley S. Cho & Bennett L. Spiegel

The Ninth Circuit BAP's recent opinion in <i>Clear Channel v. Knupfer</i>, 391 B.R. 25 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2008), threatens the sanctity of the mootness rule under Bankruptcy Code ' 363(m). Here's why.

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Labor Relations and the Supreme Court

John P. Furfaro & Risa M. Salins

This is the second of two articles examining decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2007-08 term that impacted the area of labor and employment law.

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The Leasing Hotline

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Recent litigation of importance to you and your practice.

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