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Four Class Actions Allege Rent Overcharge Chicanery

Lucas Ferrara

On Oct. 29, 2020, a Manhattan real-estate firm filed four separate class-action lawsuits highlighting three different maneuvers landlords used to evade the requirements of a tax-abatement program.

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Turn that Frown Upside Down

Jonathan Friedland & Hajar Jouglaf

Using Subchapter V's Unlimited Debt Limit & Confirmation Requirements to Eradicate Personal Guarantees Limitations to Subchapter V suggest that it will be of no use to all but very small companies, but before turning completely away from the topic, there are other considerations in play.

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Four Class Actions Allege Rent Overcharge Chicanery

Lucas Ferrara

On Oct. 29, 2020, a Manhattan real-estate firm filed four separate class-action lawsuits highlighting three different maneuvers landlords used to evade the requirements of a tax-abatement program.

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Transportation Services Agreements At Risk in Chapter 11 Proceedings

Francis J. Lawall & Patrick M. Ryan 

In 2020, we've become all too familiar with the struggles of the gas and oil producers upon which many of our most popular industries rely. The resultant surge in restructuring activities, including Chapter 11 proceedings, among gas and oil producers is the highest in years.

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Finding Common Ground In Lease Provisions During COVID-19

Fredric P. Lavinthal & Eric M. Finkelstein

This article seeks to examine key current issues, and offers practical advice to landlords and tenants seeking common ground to address the ongoing financial toll of the pandemic.

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Implications of a More Conservative Supreme Court for White-Collar Practitioners

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

A review of recent decisions of the Roberts court and of decisions in which Barrett participated during her limited tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit provides some hints regarding how the Supreme Court's future decisions may affect the law relevant to white-collar criminal practice.

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Evolving Court Views on Content Embedding

Shaleen J. Patel & Mike Hobbs

Recent legal and procedural developments associated with the ubiquitous Instagram social media site have created significant practical and legal risks for both copyright owners and account holders that entertainment industry professionals should note.

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Development

Stewart Sterk

Denial of Site Plan Application Upheld Issuance of State Permit Does Not Preclude Village's Nuisance Claim Against Waste Disposal Facility

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Unseating Inelegant Notions of Product Design Functionality

Jonathan E. Moskin

In Blumenthal Distributing, Inc. v. Herman Miller, Inc., the 9th Circuit considered whether or not the or not the best-selling piece of furniture ever is functional.

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Settling COVID-19-Related Commercial Lease Disputes

Frank Burke

This article examines how shutdown actions might be approached and resolved by settlement by applying a series of contract performance doctrines that inevitably arise during these types of situations.

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