Features
Steven B. Smith
&
Silvia Stockman
This article explores the competing factors the Bankruptcy Court considered and the rationale underlying its decision to grant the drastic relief of dismissing the NRA's bankruptcy case.
Columns & Departments
NYRE Staff
Rent Act of 2015 Did Not Re-Regulate Deregulated Apartments
Tenant Waiver of Claims for Lost Profits Upheld
Landlord Not Liable for Tenant on Tenant Harassment
Features
By Andrew C. Kassner
&
Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
How is administrative claim status obtained in a bankruptcy case, and what risks does a service or goods supplier take by continuing to do business with the debtor after commencement of the bankruptcy case?
Features
Elkan Abramowitz
&
Jonathan S. Sack
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Columns & Departments
Stan Soocher
Intermediate Access Theory Rejected in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Home-Renovation TV Show
Columns & Departments
NYRE Staff
Bylaw Provision Authorized Award of Fees Against Unit Owner
Columns & Departments
Howard Shire
&
Shaleen Patel
Federal Circuit, Citing Forum-Shopping, Transfers Patent Cases to California
Features
Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr.
&
Drew S. McGehrin
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware court held that a Chapter 7 trustee was bound by the pre-conversion actions of the debtors, and that the trustee would not be permitted to step into the shoes of the then-dissolved official committee of unsecured creditors to pursue certain causes of action.
Features
Stewart E. Sterk
In Francis v. Kings Park Manor, Inc., the Second Circuit upheld dismissal of tenant's claims against a landlord who failed to take action against a harassing tenant. The court's holding did not give landlords a free pass, but it did establish that to survive dismissal, a harassed tenant's complaint will have to include more than bare-bones allegations of intentional discrimination.
Columns & Departments
NYRE Staff
Easement By Prescription and Easement By Estoppel Claims Entitle Owner to Preliminary Injunction
Right of First Refusal Valid Under Rule Against Perpetuities
Easement Holder Not Liable for Trespass
Mortgagor Entitled to Cancellation When Mortgagee's Beneficiaries Ratified Transaction
