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<b>Counsel Concerns:</b> Severability Used In Malpractice Suit Over California Talent Agency Act

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In January 2008, the California Supreme Court decided that the doctrine of severability of contracts could be applied to the state's Talent Agencies Act (TAA). Under the supreme court's ruling, a personal manager's activities as an unlicensed talent agent may be severed from the manager's legal activities, the latter still being commissionable from the artist by the manager.

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Real Property Law

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A look at a recent important case.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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Recent key rulings.

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Applying Res Judicata Principles to Zoning Applications

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In two recent cases, the Second Department has dealt with a recurring problem in zoning law: What constraint does precedent place on the decision-making authority of a zoning board of appeals? More particularly, what obligations does a zoning board of appeals (ZBA) have when a landowner applies for a variance or special permit that is substantially similar to a variance or permit the ZBA has previously denied?

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Matrimonial Valuation Dates

Benjamin Schub

Ask any experienced matrimonial lawyer in New York State what valuation date should be used in valuing marital property, and the answer will inevitably be the same: "active" assets and "passive" assets. A look at <i>Mahoney-Buntzman</i> and its impact on valuation.

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Verdicts

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Recent important rulings of interest to your practice.

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Verdicts

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Recent important rulings of interest to your practice.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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In the Courts

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National cases of importance.

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Litigation

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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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