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Content Rights Rulings on Presumptive Evidentiary Weight and on Burden of Proof.<br>Copyright Act Doesn't Preempt Emotional Distress Claims Over Web Posting of WWE Video
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Recent Issues in Cybersquatting Disputes
There are several pressing issues within the realm of cybersquatting, including: recent heightened scrutiny applied by courts to cybersquatters and the operators who host their domains; the various methods by which companies attempt to combat the problem; and whether cybersquatting will become a substantial problem on newer platforms, such as social networking sites and on the forthcoming new gTLDs.
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Google's Defense in Suit over Wi-Fi Sniffing
In what could be a painfully expensive rebuke to Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last month that the company can be sued under the Wiretap Act for sniffing out data from home Wi-Fi networks.
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Changing the Rules of the Game After the Whistle Has Blown
Recent notable whistleblower cases are in some instances defining what it takes to be a successful retaliation plaintiff; in other ways, these cases are merely shaping the battleground for cases yet to come.
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Case Notes
Discussion of a Flonase class action ruling.
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Real Property Law
Discussion of two major rulings.
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Landlord & Tenant
In-depth analysis and discussion of several key rulings.
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The Impact of Oral Permission on an Adverse Possession Claim
Does a prior owner's oral grant of permission to enter the disputed land at the owner's death operate to defeat an adverse possession claim by a person who, after the oral grant of permission, occupied the land for the statutory period?
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Anti-Assignment Clause?
The Third Circuit recently reaffirmed the policy underlying anti-assignment provisions in connection with bankruptcy cases, and the extent of bankruptcy courts' jurisdiction after closure of a case.
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<i>In re Bellingham Ins. Agency</i>
The Supreme Court <I>may</I> finally clarify some of the confusion regarding a bankruptcy court's authority acknowledged by Justice Scalia in <I>Stern</I>.
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