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Casualty: A Tenant's Perspective
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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Courts Shed Light on the Scope of Federal Court Review of Patent Office Decisions Initiating AIA Patent Challenges
The AIA provides that the PTAB's initial decision on whether to institute proceedings "shall be final and nonappealable." But the precise meaning of this provision has already been disputed. Recent decisions have begun to shed light on the scope of review federal courts have on a PTAB initial determination.
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California Franchise Legislation Advances <br>Franchisor Sued over Use Of Logo Similar to NJ's Garden State Parkway Logo
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Privacy Ruling Reverberates in Case Against Facebook
Plaintiffs suing Facebook over its alleged practice of scanning direct messages are invoking a recent ruling from U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh clearing the way for a similar case against Yahoo Inc.
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Obstruction of (Contemplated) Justice
Obstruction of justice is seeing increased use, and could prove to be a powerful tool in the federal prosecutor's toolbox. Reflective of its growing attention, as discussed further below, it is the subject of a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that will examine just how broadly this statute may reach.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> $123 Million 'Revenge Porn' Suit Filed Against Facebook
A Houston woman filed a $123 million 'revenge porn' lawsuit against Facebook Inc. and a former 'friend,' alleging that the ex-friend launched an objectionable 'imposter' Facebook site under her name and that Facebook took months to deactivate the site, despite her repeated requests.
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Press Release In Video Game Litigation Not Libelous
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that a plaintiffs' counsel in a video game litigation didn't libel a defendant in a statement the attorney posted on his law firm's website. Dreamstone Entertainment Ltd. v. Maysalward Inc., 2:14-cv-02063. Dreamstone entered into an agreement for Maysalward and its principal Nour Khrais to develop the mobile-device video game GHUL: 1001 Arabian Nights. But Dreamstone later sued, claiming Maysalward breached the contract and withheld financial…
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California Franchising Good-Faith Legislation Moves Forward
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Business Crimes Hotline
In-depth discussion of several key cases.
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<i>Aereo</i> Analysis: What Does the U.S. Sup. Ct.'s Ruling Mean?
In June, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court held that Aereo's streaming service ' which allowed customers to view over-the-air TV broadcasts via the Internet ' violated the broadcasters' public performance right under the Copyright Act. Applying what the dissent derided as "an improvised standard ('looks-like-cable-TV')," the majority held that Aereo infringed copyrights owned by the television networks.
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