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

    November 01, 2022ELF Staff
  • Specific performance is an important remedy in real estate transactions, however, it is disfavored by the courts and under certain circumstances (particularly in the case of sale-leasebacks), a specific performance clause, even if properly drafted, may not be enforced by the courts.

    November 01, 2022Peter E. Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella
  • Florida Federal Court's Findings in Battle Over "LINEAR" Band Name Not So Linear Second Circuit Agrees Federal Copyright Law Preempts Right of Publicity Complaint Over Sirius XM's Use of Howard Stern Show Archival Recordings

    November 01, 2022Stan Soocher
  • A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit may be creating a tsunami of concern to those that represent bankruptcy trustees. The decision, in essence, takes an hourly fee arrangement between the trustee and the trustee's attorneys and adds a results-based contingency to the approval of any fee payment authorization by the bankruptcy court.

    November 01, 2022Charles M. Tatelbaum and Corey D. Cohen
  • A recent decision in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York highlights the significant impact that a 2019 amendment to the New York Real Property and Procedures Law will have on future disputes in bankruptcy cases where the tenant files for bankruptcy after the issuance of a warrant of eviction but before its execution.

    November 01, 2022Paul A. Rubin and Hanh V. Huynh
  • Federal Circuit: No Patent Term Adjustments When Claims Change Federal Circuit: Proceeding Need Not Be Terminated Upon Request

    November 01, 2022Jeff Ginsberg and George Soussou
  • A wave of legislation designed to aid tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic has had an outsized effect on commercial landlord-tenant relations in New York City. The bill that has attracted perhaps the most attention is known as the "Guaranty Law."

    October 01, 2022Joshua Kopelowitz and Matthew J. Schenker
  • Historic District Designation Not Covered By Title Insurance Liquidated Damages Provision Not an Unenforceable Penalty

    October 01, 2022NYRE Staff
  • Unsigned Lease Agreement Not Binding Requirement That Tenants Speak English Supports Fair Housing Act Claim Nonpayment During Pandemic Not Excused By Lease's Casualty Clause Tenant's Diligent Efforts to Convert Property Satisfied Lease Obligation

    October 01, 2022NYRE Staff