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Due Diligence Commercial Leasing Best Practices In New Jersey
Due diligence for CRE loans involves a comprehensive review and analysis of the various conditions and risks associated with the property being mortgaged, with the goal of mitigating such risks to the greatest possible extent before closing the loan.
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Fresh Filings
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
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Landlord & Tenant Law
Occupation of Premises Does Not Establish Assignment By Operation of Law Amendment to Rent Stabilization Law Is Not Unconstitutional
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Real Property Law
Summary Judgment Denied On Prescriptive Easement Claim Summary Judgment Denied On Breach of Contract Claim Contract Condition Was For Benefit of Both Parties Statute of Limitations Did Not Bar Claim of Permanent Physical Encroachment
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Players On the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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SCOTUS Curbs 'Pure Omissions' Lawsuits
In a unanimous victory to the securities industry, the U.S. Supreme Court curbed investor lawsuits based on a company's mere failure to disclose known trends likely to affect their revenues.
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IP News
Federal Circuit Weighs On the Patentability of Claims to Targeted Advertising Federal Circuit Clarifies the Result-Effective Variable Doctrine
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Executive Producers' "Most Favored Nations" Clauses Could Be Applied to Walking Dead Series Producer's Profit-Participation Settlement
Can the settlement of a lawsuit by one profit participant in a TV production be used to increase the contingent compensation provisions of other profit participants in the show?
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In-House Counsel Perspective on Negotiating Social Media Influencer Contracts
With the FTC amping up its scrutiny in the social media influencer space, in-house counsel has an opportunity to mitigate risk and help their companies get more bang for their influencer marketing buck.
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Seventh Circuit Applies Safe Harbor to Private Securities Transaction
"… [T]he term 'securities contract' as used in [Bankruptcy Code] §546(e) unambiguously includes contracts involving privately held securities," The Seventh Circuit held in Petr v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
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