Two companion decisions issued by the Appellate Division, Second Department, on July 29, 2026, provide the clearest appellate guidance to date on the boundary between New York’s statewide cannabis licensing framework and local land-use authority to regulate cannabis dispensaries.
The Goldman Sachs decision may offer a path through the longstanding conflict: beyond asking whether a dispute is core, future courts may use the Supreme Court’s analysis in Stern to assess whether the dispute lies within the bankruptcy court’s constitutionally protected sphere of authority.
A federal case arising from the popular Roblox game Steal a Brainrot touches on the questions of: What are some ways in which creatives and media companies capitalize on viral content? Can IP law keep pace with AI-driven Internet culture? And why are gamers so obsessed with a club-wielding piece of lumber?
One area that has been the subject of much litigation concerns when a debtor can sell general and limited partnership interests, as well as its role as the manager of the partnership’s business. This issue was addressed recently in a decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas in In re Genesis Healthcare.
A growing body of case law, including recent bankruptcy court decisions, is forcing a reckoning on merchant cash advances. When an MCA provider’s claim comes before a bankruptcy court, the fundamental question often becomes: Is this really a sale, or is it a loan in disguise?
The opinion takes a different approach. It asks the question that actually matters under the Federal Arbitration Act and state unconscionability law: does the process, viewed as a whole, give parties a fundamentally fair opportunity to resolve their disputes?
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
The assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is having a moment. The Uniform Law Commission’s 2025 Uniform Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Act has been enacted in six states, while economic concerns are pushing distressed middle-market companies toward this faster and less expensive bankruptcy alternative.
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