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In the Spotlight: How Many Arbitrators Does It Take to Settle a Lease Dispute? Image

In the Spotlight: How Many Arbitrators Does It Take to Settle a Lease Dispute?

Harvey M. Haber

Rather than the usual three, if both parties agree on a single experienced and qualified commercial arbitrator, they will cut down the costs substantially.

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Top Ten Issues in Co-Tenancy Provisions in Retail Leases

Matthew P. Seeberger

While landlords may use whatever bargaining power they possess to avoid granting a co-tenancy provision in a retail lease, the circumstances may dictate that a deal will not get done without one, especially in the current economy.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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National rulings of interest.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

An in-depth look at a recent case.

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New Law Cracks Down On Deceptive Third-Party e-Commerce Practices

Michael Lear-Olimpi

A new layer of federal oversight should help protect consumers and ethical e-commerce companies against misleading and name-tarnishing activities of outlaw e-tailers who have ripped off thousands of U.S. consumers. On Dec. 29, President Obama signed the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, introduced in the Senate early last year by Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Judicial Immunity Resurfaces in the Third Circuit

Ronald H. Levine, Barbara A. Zemlock, & Matthew T. Newcomer

A recent decision out of the Middle District of Pennsylvania may revive the doctrine of "judicial immunity" for defense witnesses.

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New Net-Use Tracking Tactics Capture Privacy Claims

Jonathan Bick

The use of new technology makes people's efforts to keep Internet behavior private more difficult, has given rise to renewed claims from consumers of unlawful intrusiveness by Internet data-collectors, and has revived the argument that such behavior violates privacy expectations and, thus, is unlawful.

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Sea Launch ' A Unique Business and a Unique Reorganization

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Sea Launch's international ownership and unique capital structure and business model (utilizing a series of treaties between the United States, Russia and the Ukraine) engendered a unique reorganization process, described herein.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Concert Litigation Lawyers Prevail in Legal Malpractice Case<br>Forum Selection Clause in Jersey Shore Appearance Release Ruled Enforceable<br>Online Music Service Is Subject to Jurisdiction in CA

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Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

AGENCY AGREEMENTS/POST-TERM COMMISSIONS<br>ATTORNEY FEES/BAND DISPUTES

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