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The Most Crucial Commercial Lease Cases

Adam Leitman Bailey & Dov Treiman

For almost two years, the attorneys at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C, have been compiling a list of the greatest commercial leasing cases of all time. Two of these attorneys, the authors of this two-part article, trace the lifetime of a leasehold from negotiation through breach and enforcement.

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Verdicts

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Federal Detainees and the Constitutional Perils for Medical Care Providers

Janice G. Inman

Lately, it is becoming increasingly clear that prisoners in our criminal justice systems are not the only ones at risk for receiving substandard medical care; similar problems are occurring in immigrant detention facilities. A look at two cases.

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Movers & Shakers

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Who's doing what; who's moving where.

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Court Watch

By Rosaleen Chou

Franchisees Beware of Liquidated Damages Clauses

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Franchise Class Actions: What to Expect in Canada

By Michael Webster

Although the geographic landscape in southern Ontario is similar to much of the northeastern United States, there are subtle traps for the franchisor who ventures northward expecting the franchise laws to be substantially the same. Southern Ontario contains the bulk of economic activity in Canada, and it has a franchise disclosure law based upon the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule. However, there are significant differences in how Canadian law in general will affect franchisors.

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Franchises Face Economic Turmoil

By Kevin Adler

Although the fallout from the financial crisis is yet to be complete, the franchise industry seems to be weathering the storm fairly well to date. However, franchise attorneys say that caution is the order of the day and that an extended economic downturn could raise tensions between franchisors and franchisees.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Commentary on the latest cases.

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Product Liability Suit Pre-empted by Federal Vaccine Act

Amaris Elliott-Engel

A Philadelphia judge recently ruled that a federal law governing the liability of pharmaceutical companies for drug vaccines pre-empts state tort claims of design defect and failure to warn in the product liability case of an 11-year-old boy who has autism.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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In-depth analysis of recent rulings.

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