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Another Appellate Court Vacates A Bankruptcy Court Contempt Judgment

Michael L. Cook

The Southern District of New York vacated a bankruptcy court's judgment holding a debtor's business competitor "in contempt for violation of the [Bankruptcy Code's] automatic stay … and assessing sanctions" of $19.2 million.

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Questions About Fox Corp. CLO Bar Licensing

Greg Andrews

The chief legal officer of Fox Corp. since 2018 didn't become licensed in California until this summer, a delay one law professor described as a "big screw up" that might expose his communications with fellow Fox executives to public disclosure in the multibillion-dollar defamation litigation brought by two voting companies.

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District Court Rules on Ripeness of Claim Under RLUIPA

Stewart E. Sterk

When does a RLUIPA claim become ripe? A federal district court in the Southern District of New York dismissed a RLUIPA claim as unripe, borrowing ripeness doctrine from the takings context and declining to apply a "futility exception" to the requirement that a landowner obtain a final decision before proceeding to federal court.

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Fresh Filings

ssalkin

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Successor Liability Claims Constitute a 'Property Interest' for Purposes of a 363 Sale In Bankruptcy Image

Successor Liability Claims Constitute a 'Property Interest' for Purposes of a 363 Sale In Bankruptcy

Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. & Malcolm Bates

In In re Norrenberns Foods, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois had occasion to rule on a creditor's objection to the sale of a debtor's assets.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Court Doesn't Buy Pandora's Antitrust Argument Against Comedy Content Licensor Lawyer Sanctioned Under Rule 11 for Submitting Judicial Notice Request in Artist's Infringement Suit

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CRE Case Roundup

CLLS Staff

A compilation of commercial real estate rulings in courts across the country.

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District Court Provides Guidance on 'Psychedelic Confusion' Image

District Court Provides Guidance on 'Psychedelic Confusion'

John J. Rapisardi & Matthew Kremer

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently provided critical guidance on what the court observed as the "psychedelic confusion" surrounding the intersection of Bankruptcy Code §365, governing the assumption and rejection of executory contracts, and Bankruptcy Code §503, governing administrative priority.

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Second Circuit Addresses Significant Music Compulsory Licensing Issues In Bill Graham Archives Dispute

Stan Soocher

In 2015, a group of music publishers sued the purchaser of the Bill Graham Archives — a repository that includes live performances staged by the late, legendary concert promoter of an array of musical artists beginning in the 1960s. Now, the Second Circuit has handed down its appellate opinion in the litigation, addressing the important compulsory licensing concerns as well as some of the additional issues in the case.

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Fight Stream Distributor Can Pursue Claim Against TN Grill

Allison Dunn

In a matter of first impression, the Sixth Circuit sided with a third-party sporting events distributor by finding the distributor has standing to sue a Kingsport, TN, bar under the U.S. Copyright Act for livestreaming a 2017 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor without the proper licensing.

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