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Development
Developer Had No Vested Right to Subdivision<br>TDR Provision Not Adequately Referred to County Planning Board
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The Seizure of Attorney-Client Communications: Fighting Back
The government's seizure of attorney-client communications, a headline event when it involves the President's lawyer Michael Cohen, actually is a recurrent problem in white collar criminal investigations due to the convergence of several trends.
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Chapter 11 Plan Proponents: Getting Service Right
This article reviews the detailed service basics of Rule 3017 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and relevant portions of Rule 2002. In addition, it provides some tips on how to save time and money when executing service.
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A Legal Primer for Making Indie Movies
While thousands of films are made each year in the United States and Canada, less than 800 were theatrically released in 2017, with many exceptional films failing to obtain commercial distribution because of legal issues.
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General Data Protection Regulation: Defense or Offense?
Ostensibly, GDPR's mission is to strengthen and unify the EU's protection of online privacy rights and promote data protection for citizens of the 28 countries currently in the EU. In the global economy, however, GDPR serves as an alarm to all countries with business flowing across Europe and well beyond. Where business flows, data follow.
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Landlord & Tenant
Vacancy Increase Counts in Determining Rent Deregulation Threshold<br>LINC Program Violates Urstadt Law<br>Fraud Justifies Rent Overcharge Award<br>Fair Housing Act Claim Not Barred By Statute of Limitations
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Business Crimes Hotline
Macau Mogul Sentenced in First U.N. Bribery Case
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Trump Administration Bars SBA Loans to Cannabis Industry Support Businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration updated its standard operating procedures to prohibit providing loans to both marijuana- and hemp-related businesses and businesses deriving any gross revenue from sales to marijuana-related businesses (MRBs) including those providing lighting, hydroponic equipment or testing services.
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New Bill Would Protect Law Licenses of Student Loan Defaulters
Nineteen states currently allow government agencies to revoke the professional licenses — including law licenses — of student loan defaulters. But that may change.
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Real Property Law
Contract Satisfies Statute of Frauds<br>Contract Vendee Failed to Perform<br>Questions of Fact Preclude Dismissal of Constructive Trust Claim<br>Questions of Fact About Scope of Mortgage
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