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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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Decisions of Interest
Analysis of recent important rulings.
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Windsor Leads to Multiple Benefits for Same-Sex Married Couples Nationwide
It makes very little difference what a couple's home state says: The federal government apparently intends to recognize their marriages, even if their state will not.
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Communications @ Risk
A text message or e-mail may be misinterpreted or be seen by unintended eyes, thus expanding a physician's potential legal liability.
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Relearning the Learned Intermediary Doctrine
Courts in nearly every state have embraced some form of the "learned intermediary doctrine," which provides that a prescription drug manufacturer satisfies its duty to warn so long as it provides an adequate warning of the drug's potential risks to the plaintiff's prescribing doctor.
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