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Mall's 'Minimal Precautions' Spare It Liability for Murder

Jeff Storey

Since the owners of an Ulster County, NY, mall took at least "minimal precautions to protect tenants from foreseeable harm," they cannot be held liable for the brutal after-hours murder of the night manager of a restaurant, an appellate court has held.

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Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of several key rulings.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at a recent case.

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First Department Overrules Decision on Claims Against Condo/Co-op Directors

Kenneth R. Jacobs & Jack J. Malley

The First Department's recent decision in <i>Fletcher v. The Dakota, Inc., et al.</i> overrules a prior decision that set forth an overly onerous pleading standard for discrimination claims against coop directors and condominium board members.

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, Joseph Mercadante & Malcolm Wells

Highlights of the latest intellectual property cases from around the country.

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Potential New Barrier to Verdicts of Willful Infringement?

Matthew W. Siegal & B. Clayton McCraw

The question of whether a defendant had willfully infringed a patent has typically been decided by a jury. However, under <i>Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore &amp; Assoc.,</i> a judge may now have the exclusive role of determining whether a jury is entitled to decide this question.

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First Circuit Raises Troubling Questions

David A. Grossbaum, Charles M. Tatelbaum & Matthew R. Watson

The recently published First Circuit opinion in <i>Rosciti v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania</i>, presents an increasingly common interplay between two somewhat different and often conflicting areas of law &mdash; insurance coverage and bankruptcy.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of a recent key decision.

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Reducing Med-Mal Litigation

Linda S. Crawford

A look at legal reforms that are and are not reducing med-mal lawsuits.

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A Primer on Insurance Coverage for Live Events

Susan Page White

Even if a concert venue carries liability insurance to cover the scheduled performance, it is important for the musical group to carry its own liability and property insurance. And because cancellations, postponements, and the inability of the performer to take the stage also often occur due to unforeseen circumstances, those with a financial stake in the live event could also benefit greatly through the purchase of event cancellation and/or non-appearance insurance.

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