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Neighbors Have Standing to Challenge Use Variance for Operation of Concrete Manufacturing Plant
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Why Bankruptcy Attorneys Need to Help Their Clients Face Distressed Assets Now
Cyclical challenges in the economy are nothing new to bankruptcy attorneys and their clients, and 2022 is shaping up to be that kind of year for business owners nationwide. This is likely to result in a greater need for the services of bankruptcy attorneys as business owners face a mounting wave of distressed financial assets.
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Drafter Not Bound By Its Own Deed Modification
When the city, as a seller of real estate, attaches a document to the deed at closing, but the deed does not refer to that document, may the buyer introduce evidence to establish that the document was intended to clarify the deed description?
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Sponsor's Obligation to Conform to Building Code Not Waiveable Allocation of Boat Slips Protected By Business Judgment Rule Co-Op's Ejectment Action Dismissed
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Real Property Law
Statute of Limitations Bars Foreclosure When Mortgagee Was Not Mortgagee In Possession Statute of Limitations Bars Easement Claim Estate Lacked Standing to Challenge Deed on Which Former Partner's Name Was Forged Partition Action Dismissed for Failure to Prove Cotenancy Interest
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Landlord & Tenant Law
Hearing Necessary to Determine Reasonableness of Pet Accommodation Whether Sales Counter Constituted Trade Fixture Is a Question of Fact Four-Year Lookback Rule Inapplicable When Issue Is Whether Apartment Is Regulated
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Development
Rental Permit Law Did Not Constitute Unconstitutional Search or Seizure Challenge to Building Permit Denial Dismissed for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
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You Won't Know It When You See It: The Challenges of Fabricated Evidence in the Digital Age
How significant is the threat of fabricated digital evidence that can alter the outcome of a case? In today's wired workplace, it's considerable.
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Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
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Keeping Track of Legal Claims from Fatal Shooting on 'Rust' Film Set
Actor Alec Baldwin has detailed his account of the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film production set in an arbitration demand in which he seeks indemnification.
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