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CAA and TV Writers Reach Accord in Age Discrimination Class Action Case Image

CAA and TV Writers Reach Accord in Age Discrimination Class Action Case

Amanda Bronstad

A class action filed by older television writers alleging widespread age discrimination by the Creative Artists Agency Inc. (CAA) settled recently, marking the end of related litigation against the major players in the entertainment industry.

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Fair Use Analysis Before Takedown Notice Is Asked for By Another Federal District

Stan Soocher

In 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California startled copyright owners in ruling that, to comply with the "good faith" requirement the DMCA, content proprietors must conduct a fair-use copyright analysis of unlicensed online uses of their works prior to sending a takedown notice. Now a federal magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the District Montana has adopted the <i>Lenz</i> fair use rule.

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New York Will Be e-Commerce Case Forum, Not Florida As Terms Say Image

New York Will Be e-Commerce Case Forum, Not Florida As Terms Say

Christine Simmons

A Long Island resident who bought 50,000 pairs of tube socks from a Florida-based "closeout" merchandiser can pursue a claim against the supplier in New York court, a judge has ruled.

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Arbitration: One More Look at Its Virtues and Vices Image

Arbitration: One More Look at Its Virtues and Vices

Rupert M. Barkoff

For several years, I have felt like Hamlet when I ruminate on the subject of arbitration clauses: To include, or not to include, an arbitration clause in the franchise agreements I draft.

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Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A key ruling is analyzed.

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Eminent Domain Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at <i>Application of Metropolitan Transportation Authority</i>.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

An analysis of recent news and litigation.

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Gathering Evidence in Qui Tam Actions Image

Gathering Evidence in Qui Tam Actions

Joel Androphy, Ashley Gargour, Sarah Frazier,and Rachel Grier

Even after making the difficult decision to blow the whistle on an employer by reporting FCA violations, a soon-to-be <i>qui tam</i> relator must often gather evidence to support his or her allegations.

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The Med-Mal Settlement and the Confidentiality Clause Image

The Med-Mal Settlement and the Confidentiality Clause

Janice G. Inman

A New Jersey court recently ruled that disclosure laws trump confidentiality clauses. A look at what this means for physicians and their legal advisers in New Jersey and beyond.

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The Enforcement of Jewish Marriage Contracts by Civil Courts

Paul L. Feinstein

When Jewish parties who have had a religion wedding civilly divorce, can one party be compelled to grant a religious divorce? A look at recent litigation.

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