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Colleen Snow
Former CFO of Bankrate Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $25 Million Fraud Scheme
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Early Termination Provisions: A Landlord's Saving Grace … If Done Right
Menachem J. Kastner
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Ally Hack
The focus of this article is the “early termination provision,” a lease provision that affords landlords the tactical advantage they need. Specifically, this article seeks to: 1) guide the practitioner through the pitfalls of a poorly drafted termination provision; and 2) advise the practitioner how to craft a proper and effective termination provision.
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Bit Parts
Stan Soocher
<i>Friday the 13th</i> Screenplay Author's Copyright Termination Notice Found Valid<br>Infringement Suit over Justin Timberlake's “Damn Girl” Allowed to Proceed
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Second Circuit Rejects Use of Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition As Collection Tool
Michael L. Cook
A bankruptcy court properly dismissed a creditor's involuntary bankruptcy petition “for cause” when it “would serve none of the Bankruptcy Code's goals or purposes … and [when] the sole [petitioning] creditor is not substantially prejudiced by remedies available under state law,” held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in </i>In re Murray.</i>
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Which Financial Representations Will Justify a Discharge Objection after Lamar, Archer?
John A. Thomson, Jr.
The Supreme Court's decision in <i>Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling</i> has significantly constricted the range and nature of statements that will support a successful objection by a creditor to the discharge of a debt that was obtained by the statements in question. This constriction could have a very real impact on how entities that loan money or provide services on credit review and collect information regarding a borrower's creditworthiness.
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IP News
Jeff Ginsberg
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George Soussou
Obviousness Determination Can Be Different for Apparatus and Method Claims<br>Petitioner “Bears the Burden” On Demonstrating Real Parties in Interest
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Business Crimes Hotline
Collen Snow
Petrobras Pays $853.2 Million to U.S. and Brazil Authorities to Settle FCPA Charges
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Case Notes
ssalkin
Subtenants Not Entitled to Notice Under Law<br>Illegal Tenant Activity Negates Insurer's Responsibility to the Landlord
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How Entertainment and Media Brand Owners Can Prepare for Brexit Scenarios
William Stroever
Following the “Brexit” vote by the United Kingdom signaling its intent to leave the European Union, there was a rush of speculation and guesswork about how EU trademark and design rights would be treated. What progress has been made and what obstacles remain to a smooth transition?
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'Star Wars' Sabacc Game Lawsuit Is Resolved
Ross Todd
Lucasfilm Ltd. won a dispute over the rights to the card game that plays a pivotal, if small, role in the greater Star Wars galaxy.
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