Features
Amanda Bronstad
The presidential vote is just a few days away, but the ballots in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy have lawyers already asking for a recount. At an Oct. 21 hearing, lawyers for thousands of talcum powder claimants clamored to crack open the confidential vote tabulation behind J&J's $9 billion prepackaged bankruptcy plan.
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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Public Purpose Challenge to Condemnation Rejected
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Jeff Ginsberg
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Ryan J. Sheehan
Federal Circuit: Falsely Claiming That a Product Feature is Patented Can Give Rise to a False Advertising Claim Under the Lanham Act
Federal Circuit: A Prior Decision in an IPR Does Not Collaterally Estop the Patentee in a Subsequent Litigation Where Invalidity Must be Proven by 'Clear and Convincing Evidence'
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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Charges for Keys Constituted Reduction In Service
Features
Ellen Bardash
Large corporations filing for bankruptcy continue to turn to Delaware more than any other venue nationwide, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. While Delaware has long tallied more large corporate bankruptcies than any other jurisdiction, the gap between it and the next most popular venue, the Southern District of Texas, has widened in 2024.
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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Holdover Tenant Liable for Breach of Covenant
Landlord's Acceptance of Rent for 20 Years Waived Right to Challenge Tenancy and to Prevent Exercise of Options to Renew
DHCR's Decision Destabilitzing Apartment Upheld
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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Scope of Easement Included Right to Install Seasonal Dock
No Easement By Necessity But Questions of Fact Remained About Prescription Claim
Questions of Fact Remain About Effects of Drilling On Neighboring Parcel
Condominium Not Entitled To Summary Judgment On Neighbor's Claim for Negligent Maintenance of Water Main
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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Fraudulent Conveyance Claim Against Sponsor Avoids Dismissal
Unit Owner's Appropriation of Common Area Constitutes Continuous Trespass Not Barred By Statute of Limitations
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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Environmental Group Had Standing to Challenge Permit
Town Could Not Deny Special Permit On Ground That Unit Owner Had Failed to Show Reasonable Need for Proposed Facility
Features
Christopher P. Bussert
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Jonathan E. Moskin
Although pursuit of an appeal to the Federal Circuit may under some circumstances prove to be quicker and less expensive, appeals to district courts are becoming increasingly attractive given recent changes in the law and USPTO practice in defending these actions.
