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Tenth Circuit: Government COVID Closure Orders Do Not Trigger Coverage for Loss of Business Income Image

Tenth Circuit: Government COVID Closure Orders Do Not Trigger Coverage for Loss of Business Income

Stephen Masciocchi & Tina Van Bockern

In a recent case, the Tenth Circuit joined other circuits in holding that government closure orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic do not trigger insurance coverage for loss of business income, reasoning that the temporary inability to use property caused by COVID shutdown orders doesn't involve a covered physical loss of property.

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Will Supreme Court Settle Sale of Tax Liens Issue?

Kenneth L. Baum

There's a split among circuit courts on whether tax foreclosure sales may be avoidable as preferential and fraudulent transfers by property owners who subsequently seek relief under the Bankruptcy Code. If the Supreme Court eventually weighs in to resolve this circuit split, property owners, municipalities, and potential bidders for tax liens across the country will receive greater clarity on this critical issue.

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Stan Soocher

Latest Decision in Band Name Dispute Among Original "Rascals" Members Second Circuit Upholds District Court's Interpretation of "Broadcasting" in Insurance Policy's Media Exclusion Clause

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Bankruptcy Practices Using Slowdown to Restructure, Sniff Out Distressed Sectors Image

Bankruptcy Practices Using Slowdown to Restructure, Sniff Out Distressed Sectors

Dan Roe

Bankruptcy practice leaders admittedly have some time on their hands, which they're using to sniff out insolvency in distressed sectors and market their services to existing and potential clients.

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California Appeals Court Rules on Anti-SLAPP Motion In Battle Over Dueling TV Show Proposals Image

California Appeals Court Rules on Anti-SLAPP Motion In Battle Over Dueling TV Show Proposals

Stan Soocher

State "anti-SLAPP" statutes offer a fertile avenue for motions to strike allegations in lawsuits filed over expressive content. These laws are aimed at allowing a defendant to file a motion to strike a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation," such as those based on public comments and content issued by a defendant. The most-recent significant anti-SLAPP court decision involving the entertainment industry was issued in December 2021 by the California Court of Appeal.

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How §365(n) Can Help Licensees When Licensors File for Bankruptcy Image

How §365(n) Can Help Licensees When Licensors File for Bankruptcy

Richard Assmus, Matthew Wargin, Monique Mulcare & Danielle Corn

This article seeks to explain the scope of §365(n), then touches upon steps that intellectual property licensees can take to minimize the loss of the use of their licenses, such as those involving copyrights in entertainment content, in the event a licensor files for bankruptcy.

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COVID-19 and Lease Negotiations: Early Termination Provisions Image

COVID-19 and Lease Negotiations: Early Termination Provisions

Ann E. Ryan & Adrienne B. Koch

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some tenants were able to negotiate termination agreements with their landlords. But even though a landlord may agree to terminate a lease to regain control of a defaulting tenant's space without costly and lengthy litigation, typically a defaulting tenant that otherwise has no contractual right to terminate its lease will be in a much weaker bargaining position with respect to the conditions for termination.

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Update on Bankruptcy Appellate Practice: Part Two — Equitable Mootness Image

Update on Bankruptcy Appellate Practice: Part Two — Equitable Mootness

Michael L. Cook

This installment of our appellate practice series reviews recent cases addressing the equitable mootness doctrine. The issue ultimately often turns on whether it is practical and fair for an appellate court to review an appeal on the merits, enabling that court to avoid review altogether.

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Miramax's NFT Suit Over Pulp Fiction Image

Miramax's NFT Suit Over Pulp Fiction

Scott Graham

The Miramax film and tv studio, and its lawyers at Proskauer Rose, shook up both the IP and blockchain communities recently when Miramax sued to block film director Quentin Tarantino from selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of memorabilia from his 1994 blockbuster movie Pulp Fiction.

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Reckless Disregard for the Truth of a Material Statement Made to the USPTO Is Sufficient for Proving the Intent to Deceive Image

Reckless Disregard for the Truth of a Material Statement Made to the USPTO Is Sufficient for Proving the Intent to Deceive

Li-Jen Shen, Cory Smith & George C. Chen

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has finally filled a gap left by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the standard for finding deceptive intent when trying to prove fraud on the USPTO.

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