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Courts Split Over Requirement for Chapter 15 Jurisdiction In the U.S.

Daniel A. Lowenthal

If a foreign debtor doesn't reside in, have a domicile or place of business in, or have property in the U.S., can the foreign representative of the debtor utilize Chapter 15 to obtain discovery to use in the foreign proceeding?

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Guidance on the Enforceability of Lockup Provisions

Paul A. Rubin & Hanh V. Huynh

A recent decision from Chief Judge Glenn of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court provides clarity to creditors and debtors alike in cases where the parties' settlement negotiations include an agreement requiring a creditor to support the debtor's Chapter 11 plan.

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Second Circuit Holds No Special Standard for Charging Campaign Contributions As Bribes, Reinstates Charges Against Former NY Lieutenant Governor Image

Second Circuit Holds No Special Standard for Charging Campaign Contributions As Bribes, Reinstates Charges Against Former NY Lieutenant Governor

Paul Tuchmann

We now have an opportunity to see whether the volume of campaign contribution bribery cases in the Second Circuit increases, and whether the government brings any cases that appear to infringe on the First Amendment interests of campaign contributors and candidates.

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Real Property Law

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Damage Limitation Does Not Require Dismissal of Buyer's Claim When Buyer Alleges Bad Faith Easement Not Extinguished By Adverse Possession Neighbor Required to Provide License for Construction Entitled to Full Indemnity Against Claims

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Lawyers' Views on Voice Dust-Up Between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI

Isha Marathe

Actress Scarlett Johansson has threatened the generative software company OpenAI with legal action. And intellectual property lawyers have many thoughts about who might win, whether there's even a legal claim to be made and what it all means.

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Appellate Court Provides Practical Guide to Commercial Landlord's Bankruptcy Damage Claims

Michael L. Cook

The court's decision, supported by a well-reasoned bankruptcy court decision, provides a helpful overview of the most recent law governing landlords' damage claims in bankruptcy cases.

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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Development Impact Fees

Stewart E. Sterk

In April, the United States Supreme Court decided Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, holding that legislatively-imposed fees on development are subject to the same constitutional scrutiny as fees imposed by administrative bodies.

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Landlord & Tenant Law

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Landlord Did Not Accept Tenant Surrender Questions of Fact About Constructive Eviction Housing Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment Motion Deregulation Claim Not Barred By Four-Year Rule

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Voice Actors' Class Action Challenges AI Use of Their Voices

Jane Wester

LOVO, an artificial intelligence company focused on voice generation, has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit, with the plaintiff voice actors arguing they have not been properly compensated for the use of their voices.

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Co-ops and Condominiums

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Unit Owner's Claim Against Condo Board for Inaction Survives Summary Judgment Motion

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