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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Two major rulings are discussed.

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Illegal Loft Tenants Entitled to Remain Rent-Free

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

What rights do landlords and tenants have with respect to lofts that remain illegally occupied? The Court of Appeals recently addressed that question.

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DE Court Extends Spousal Privileges to Same-Sex Couples

Jeff Mordock

In the first major test of the strength of Delaware's civil union legislation, a Delaware Superior Court judge approved an order retroactively applying spousal testimonial privilege to a same-sex couple.

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In re EMC Corp.

Sergey Kolmykov & Zachary Silbersher

The Federal Circuit recently addressed whether it is proper to join multiple defendants within a single action for no other reason than each defendant is accused of infringing the same patent.

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Tax Affecting S Corporations and Other Pass-Through Entities

Rob Schlegel & Penny Lutocka

Matrimonial attorneys are often confronted with equity in an S-corporation business that must be valued as a marital asset. Since S corporations and other pass-through corporate structures carry no tax obligations, should the appraiser tax affect or not?

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Law Firms and Cyber Security

Karl G. Nelson & Michael D. Y. Sukenik

Just as those responsible for the Titanic were lulled into a false sense of confidence in the vessel's impenetrability, many law firms today similarly steam along with a false sense of security that the cybercrime lurking in today's electronic channels of commerce does not pose a potentially critical threat. Taking a lesson from history, firms would be well-served by a blunt assessment of the cyber security risks that surround them and whether course corrections could avert a modern-day commercial disaster.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent key rulings of interest to you and your practice.

Features

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Two recent rulings of note.

Features

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Domestic Commercial Bribery

Edmund Searby

While foreign bribery and corruption cases are currently getting most of the attention, this is no reason for domestic concerns to get too relaxed. Here's why.

Features

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Clients in Cross-Border Investigations

Robert J. Anello

This era of instantaneous cross-border communication and commerce has brought with it a corresponding increase in the application of the white-collar criminal laws of various countries to companies' international operations.

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