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Tumultuous Year Ahead for Same-Sex Marriage
With trepidation from an advocacy community wary of the Supreme Court, the fight over same-sex marriage has now shifted to federal court.
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Raising the Bar for Custody Evaluations
A recent decision provides a guiding beacon for identifying a number of forensic errors that are frequently encountered but often overlooked. It is, therefore, eminently instructive for custody courts, attorneys, and evaluators.
When Service Is Made on a Co-tenant's Employee
A recent New York appellate decision addressed the issue of whether suitable age and discretion service could properly be made on one corporate respondent tenant by serving an employee of another corporate respondent tenant.
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In the Spotlight: Outparcels and Rights of First Refusal
Where an outparcel is involved, and the grantor owns additional property, failing to address the package deal scenario at the drafting stage is likely to create uncertainty for our clients as well as undesired or not bargained-for results.
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Expanding Retailers Purchase Multiple Leases
With many opportunities in the marketplace to purchase real estate leases and other assets associated therewith, attorneys need to make sure they are ready to deal with a request from a client to purchase leases.
<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Business Community OK with New ADAA Implementation
The business and disability rights communities are uniting behind long-awaited, final regulations implementing the 2008 Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act. The regulations become effective on May 24, 2011.
Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic to Wal-Mart in Class Action
The massive class action against retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ran into stiff resistance at the U.S. Supreme Court on March 29, after surviving lower court challenges ever since it was launched 10 years ago. 'It's not clear to me: What is the unlawful policy that Wal-Mart has adopted?' said Justice Anthony Kennedy, who as usual is the likely swing vote in the closely watched business case <i>Wal-Mart v. Dukes</i>.
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