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Legal Lessons Gleaned from Music Industry's High-Profile, File-Sharing Litigation Image

Legal Lessons Gleaned from Music Industry's High-Profile, File-Sharing Litigation

Stan Soocher

When the cash-strapped recording industry announced at the end of 2008 that it would largely drop its aggressive litigation campaign against unauthorized file sharers, some observers saw this as a defeat for record labels. But numerous court rulings have been issued over the past few years that debate and/or establish legal guidelines that will be referenced in file-sharer cases that are either still in the pipeline or may later crop up. This article examines some of the most recent of these cases and decisions.

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Real Property Law

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Key analysis and discussion of decisions you need to know.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Discussion and analysis of recent rulings.

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Litigation

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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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Two Federal Courts Reject Medical Monitoring Class Actions

Gregg Nunziata

Recently, two federal courts rejected certification in three putative "medical monitoring" class actions that were brought against E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company in West Virginia and New Jersey. These are significant rulings in the still developing field of "medical monitoring," and indicate the limits of class certification based on medical monitoring theories of recovery

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Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules Would Limit Expert Witness Disclosures

Leyla Mujkic, Hesham M. Sharawy & Daniel J. Herling

Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure incentivizes a party's attorney to get creative in his efforts to prevent disclosure of his communications with the party's expert ... The results of the rule have been costly and often lead to the discovery of information that is only marginally relevant to any genuine issue in dispute.

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Federal Courts Adopt Narrow Constructions of Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation

Robert S. Reder & Matthew A. Thiel

A look at recent Federal Court decisions interpreting section 304 and section 1514A(a)(1) of SOX. These rulings may provide insight into how Federal Courts will apply any broad powers granted by a looming round of legislation.

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Ex-Heller Employees Sue Former Partners

Amanda Royal

Former employees of Heller Ehrman sued at least 179 former partners in April, demanding they fork over $32 million for the largest group of creditors in the defunct firm's bankruptcy. This article discusses the suit.

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The Leasing Hotline

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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In re TS Tech: The Aftermath Image

In re TS Tech: The Aftermath

Vito J. DeBari & and Henry J. Cittone

While the Eastern District of Texas remains today one of the busiest patent litigation venues in the country, it is clear that <i>TS Tech</i> has led to an increase in the percentage of cases being transferred out of the EDTX and a significant decrease in the number of new patent cases being filed there.

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