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Stan Soocher

Los Angeles Federal Court Dismisses United Talent Agency's Breach-of-Contract Claim Brought Over Denial of Insurance Coverage "Single Claim" Provision Defeats DirecTV Law Firm's Bid for Reimbursement of Legal Fees Under Insurance Policy

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Common Issues In Commercial Property Bankruptcies

Robert K. Scheinbaum & Philip W. Allogramento III

As the commercial real estate market undergoes seismic shifts, companies may find themselves in situations where their tenant or their landlord has filed for bankruptcy protection. Questions then quickly arise, such as if and how a landlord may evict a bankrupt tenant, whether a bankrupt tenant may remain as a lessee and continue to occupy the premises, and how to measure damages for a landlord in this situation, both before bankruptcy and going forward post-petition.

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Poorly Drafted Nondisclosure Agreements Can Have Lasting, and Expensive, Results

Joseph Pack & Jessey Krehl

In today's increasingly complex, competitive and litigious business environment where nondisclosure agreements have crept in scope to also be noncompete agreements or anti-poaching agreements in addition to confidentiality agreements, the need for legal professionals with generalized knowledge who have managed business enterprises on a whole has become a mainstay of the corporate world.

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Legal Tech: Effective Preservation Measures In Litigation Readiness

Philip Favro

Basic ESI preservation steps, including litigation holds, relevant source checklists, and follow up steps with custodians may not be enough in some instances. Given the frequency of data loss from custodial and non-custodial sources, companies should also consider incorporating remediation strategies into their approach to preservation to better ensure defensibility.

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Damage Mitigation Under the HSTPA

Stewart E. Sterk

When the NY state legislature enacted the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), much of the statute's focus was on increased protection for rent regulated tenants. But the statute also includes a number of significant provisions that apply to market rate tenants.

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Real Property Law

NYRE Staff

Questions of Fact About Whether Deed Conveyed to Centerline of Abutting Road Deed Created Easement, Not Fee Questions of Fact About Meaning of Restrictive Covenant Adverse Possession By 99-Year Lessee Equitable Lien Claim Fails Agreement Released Trespass and Nuisance Claims Against Neighbor Easement Not Abandoned

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Co-ops and Condominiums

NYRE Staff

No Quorum At Shareholders' Meeting Nuisance and Fraudulent Conveyance Claims Restored

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NYRE Staff

Landowner Lacked Standing to Challenge Zoning Amendment Sierra Club Lacks Standing to Challenge Zoning Amendment

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Landlord & Tenant Law

NYRE Staff

DHCR Had Rational Basis for MCI Determination Guarantor's Letter Did Not Revoke Guaranty

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Issues Addressed In Supreme Court 'Unicolors' Argument

Robert W. Clarida & Thomas Kjellberg

Some of the major issues the court addressed in the Unicolors oral argument, and some questions that are likely to remain open no matter the outcome.

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