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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Justices Wary of Broad Authority for Cellphone Searches

Tony Mauro

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 appeared reluctant to give police sweeping authority to search the full contents of smartphones without first obtaining a search warrant from a judge.

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Development

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Hardship Waiver for Pine Barrens Development Upheld

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Chiropractic Care Is Not Necessarily 'Medical' Care

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UPDATE -- Blurred Lines

Marc S. Voses & Steven P. Nassi

In the March 2014 issue, in their article titled 'Blurred Lines,' the authors discussed a number of decisions from various jurisdictions concerning the applicability of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine in the context of an insurer's claims investigation. Among those decisions was <i>National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. TransCanada Energy USA, Inc.</i>

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Author's Rights Grant to Publisher Included e-Books

Stan Soocher

Today's book publishing agreements typically include a grant of e-book rights from an author to a publisher. But contracts from the pre-e-book era have been contested as to whether the older agreements give the author or the publisher the e-book rights in the author's works. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has decided that the phrase "now known or hereafter invented" granted the e-book rights to the publisher.

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Decision of Interest

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Wife May Have Equitable Interest in Husband's Separately Owned Home,

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New Arbitration Appellate Procedures Change Playing Field

Charles S. Modell & Sawan S. Patel

Franchisors have historically struggled with whether to include provisions calling for mandatory arbitration of all franchise disputes in their franchise agreements. One of the main complaints about arbitration from franchisors and franchisees alike ' and a reason many franchisors opt not to include arbitration provisions in their franchise agreements ' has been the lack of an effective appeal process.

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Real Property Law

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Junior Mortgagee Fails in Effort to Require Senior Mortgagee to Sell Security Separately <br>Time of the Essence Notice Ineffective When Served Before Initial Closing Date<br>Seller Not Entitled to Vendor's Lien

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

ICM Partners Escapes Personal Jurisdiction in Film Suit in Washington State<br>In Suit Against Sony Music, Toto Is Denied Access To Apple/UMG Agreements<br>Rulings in Advance of Beastie Boys' Trial Against Monster Energy

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Crafting the Effective Trademark Cease-and-Desist Letter

William G. Pecau

The cease-and-desist letter is a routine occurrence in the practice of most trademark attorneys. And, often it is treated routinely ' something that is little more than a form and is given little more thought than a form.

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