This article outlines some of the major considerations of tenants and landlords in addressing the primary source of pre-commencement default under leases: the tenant improvement letter.
July 26, 2012Travis Siebeneicher
Both the franchise sales process and the relationship between franchisor and franchisee during the term of the franchise are regulated. Here's what you have to know.
July 26, 2012Rupert M. BarkoffThe same argument for building or retrofitting sustainable buildings for commercial properties holds for shopping centers. Here's why.
July 26, 2012Richard J. SobelsohnAn in-depth look at why and how the Second Circuit reached its decision on asbestos claims against Pfizer, whose parent company had filed for bankruptcy.
July 26, 2012Steven B. Smith and Dana Gale HefterOn April 1, 2012, Pinnacle Airlines became the 11th smaller airline to file Chapter 11 since BAPCPA. But this time, there's a difference.
July 26, 2012Max J. NewmanA recent decision is critically important to bankruptcy lawyers, particularly those who prosecute and defend causes of action brought by bankruptcy estates and their representatives.
July 26, 2012Brian L. Shaw and Terence G. BanichAn item of key importance are discussed.
June 29, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |By adopting a construction of the Act that allows the government to obtain full reimbursement of Medicare payments from a discounted settlement, even if the reimbursement exhausts the settlement, the Sixth Circuit's opinion chills settlement and undermines the efficient use of judicial resources.
June 29, 2012David Axelrad and Robert Wright