Features
Amanda Bronstad
MGM Resorts International's filing of lawsuits against 2,500 victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting at the country music concert in Las Vegas was an unprecedented move that has plaintiffs' lawyers accusing the entertainment conglomerate of forum shopping and defense lawyers scratching their heads.
Features
Nicole TK Moore
One of the significant updates to the law is that now, a tenant at an industrial or manufacturing site can, under appropriate circumstances, claim the “bona fide prospective purchaser” defense to Superfund liability and escape strict, joint, and several owner/operator liabilities when leasing previously-contaminated property.
Features
James A. Trigg
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Chris Bussert
<b><i>Supreme Court Grants Cert to Resolve Circuit Split on Registration Prerequisite for Filing Suit under Copyright Act</b></i><p>Although the term “registration” as used in the Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act does not immediately appear to be ambiguous, courts have reached differing conclusions as to its meaning.
Features
David Kupetz
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Asa Hami
Store closing or liquidation sales are a routine part of Chapter 11 cases involving retail debtors. These sales are consistently authorized by bankruptcy…
Columns & Departments
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Lease Assignee Can Make Claim that Appears to Concern Only Property's Owners
Columns & Departments
Howard Shire
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Adam Fisher
Federal Circuit Holds That Tribal Sovereign Immunity Cannot Be Asserted in IPR Proceedings<br>Citing 'Steep Burden' on Plaintiffs, Federal Circuit Denies Use of 'Entire Market Value Rule' in Cases Involving Multicomponent Products
Columns & Departments
Colleen Snow
Unaoil Charged with Corruption by SFO
Features
Deborah Williamson, Mark Andrews
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Richard Y. Cheng
Many community hospitals are in distress. The causes are varied but have a constant theme — the cost to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
Columns & Departments
Stan Soocher
Cryptocollectible Concept Denied Trade Secret Protection<br>Jefferson Starship Co-Founder Loses Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Current Members of Band
Features
Jonathan S. Feld, Dante Stella
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Christina Brunty
As rapid technological changes in the 21st century continue to expand the types and volume of private electronic information, the Fourth Amendment's privacy protections are evolving. The critical question in Fourth Amendment cases is whether a person has a “reasonable expectation of privacy in the information or event.”
