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Out of Possession Landlord's Agreement With HUD To Maintain Premises Does Not Subject Landlord to Personal Injury Liability Out of Possession Landlord Liability for Injuries on Abutting Sidewalk Breach of Lease By Subsidiary Does Not Justify Piercing Corporate Veil Tenant Not Entitled to Preliminary Injunction Requiring Landlord to Co-Operate Landlord Must Maintain Elevator Service for Use By Single Tenant Tenant Not Relieved of Obligation to Pay Real Estate Taxes

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When Is a Promise Enough?: Contractual Duties and Insider Trading Image

When Is a Promise Enough?: Contractual Duties and Insider Trading

Telemachus P. Kasulis

Two criminal appeals before the Second Circuit require the Court of Appeals to decide whether the violation of a fiduciary relationship is required to create insider trading liability or if a breach of contract is sufficient.

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New Lawsuit Over Meek Mill Documentary

Max Mitchell

A former Philadelphia police officer has alleged she was defamed in an episode of Free Meek, the documentary series that was made available on Amazon Prime last year.

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Move Quickly: Supreme Court Holds that Bankruptcy Court's Denial of Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay Is a Final Appealable Order Image

Move Quickly: Supreme Court Holds that Bankruptcy Court's Denial of Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay Is a Final Appealable Order

Louis F. Solimine, James J. Henderson & Andrew L. Turscak, Jr.

In a recent, unanimous opinion authored by Justice Ginsburg, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed lower court decisions holding that a bankruptcy court order denying a motion for relief from the automatic stay constitutes a final order that must be appealed within the time provided under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8002.

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Local Law Banning Music Festival Is Not Unconstitutional Restraint of Speech Image

Local Law Banning Music Festival Is Not Unconstitutional Restraint of Speech

Steven M. Silverberg

A landowner challenged local zoning that banned holding a three-day music festival, arguing that the law was an unconstitutional violation of free speech and void for vagueness.

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Legal Perspective On Major League Baseball Scandal

Sue Reisinger

Two Major League Baseball in-house lawyers, both former prosecutors, led the investigation into the Houston Astros cheating scandal.

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Second Circuit Upholds Title 18 Insider-Trading Conviction Where Title 15 Elements Not Established Image

Second Circuit Upholds Title 18 Insider-Trading Conviction Where Title 15 Elements Not Established

Matthew D. Feil & Andrew M. Serrao

Will Prosecutors Take Advantage? The recent decision in United States v. Blaszczak may signal a change in how prosecutors in the Second Circuit, and perhaps in other jurisdictions, pursue insider-trading cases.

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Real Property Law

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Mechanic's Lien Not Invalid on Its Face Temporary Flooding Not a De Facto Taking

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Tips to Minimize Landlord's Exposure When a Commercial Tenant Files Bankruptcy Image

Tips to Minimize Landlord's Exposure When a Commercial Tenant Files Bankruptcy

Carmen Contreras-Martinez

Because bankruptcy can add significant expenses and increase the time it takes to remove a delinquent tenant, landlords should not allow tenants to fall far behind on rental payments. Here are some tips on how to address the issues raised by a bankrupt tenant.

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Bankruptcy Court Denies Motion for Fee Enhancement Under 'Common Fund Doctrine' Image

Bankruptcy Court Denies Motion for Fee Enhancement Under 'Common Fund Doctrine'

Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr. & Geoffrey A. Heaton

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia recently denied creditors' counsel's motion for a fee enhancement under the "common fund doctrine," finding it could not award the requested fees absent statutory authority.

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