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Stan Soocher

Batman Film's Fictional Software Doesn't Confuse Consumers as to Plaintiff's Trademark<br>Excessive Management Term, Commission Make Any Debts Artist Might Owe Manager Dischargeable Through Bankruptcy<br>Federal Court Backs BET's Role in Shutdown of Fan-Developed Facebook and Twitter Accounts for TV Series

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Charles G. Miller & Darryl A. Hart

Appellate Court Finds Franchisor is not Employer For FLSA Purposes <br>Second Circuit Upholds Auto Dealer Termination Without Opportunity To Cure

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In the News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Gary Yen

Fed. Circ. Reverses Denial Of Motion To Stay Post-Grant Review of Covered Business Method Patent<br>Fed. Circ. Vacates Injunction and Civil Contempt Sanction after USPTO Cancels Claim At Issue<br>Fed. Circ. Finds Potential Antitrust Violations by Patent Owner in ANDA Case

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Lawyer Must Pay For Giving Funds To Lil Wayne Concert Scam

Greg Land

Atlanta attorney Venkatesh "Vinny" Kumar lost his defense of a lawsuit filed by an investor who accused him of handing over $200,000 of her money to con men the lawyer thought represented rapper Lil Wayne.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth discussion of a recent case involving pelvic mesh.

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College Players Win Antitrust Suit Against NCAA

Scott Graham

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the NCAA to pay top college football and basketball players the full cost of their education, plus up to $5,000 a year in broadcast and video game licensing in finding in favor of the athletes in their class action antitrust suit.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of key cases.

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Lessons to be Learned from the European View of Good Faith

Mark Abell & Beata Krakus

The concept of good faith is firmly established in the civil law jurisdiction of the European Union (EU), although it manifests itself in different forms in each of them, despite the influence of both the German and French law.

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Decisions of Interest

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of interest.

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Casualty: A Tenant's Perspective

Glenn Browne

This article examines a tenant's perspective with regard to those topics, and offers certain insights into how a tenant should draft its lease in order to protect itself in the event of a casualty situation.

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