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The legal profession prides itself on precision, rigor, and the relentless pursuit of the right answer. And yet, for decades, it has been structured in ways that quietly sideline some of the most precisely wired, rigorously focused, and creatively determined minds available. People who are neurodivergent.

Spirit Airlines’ shutdown was not merely another distressed-company filing, it was a real-time illustration of the limits of Chapter 11 in industries where value depends on uninterrupted operations, customer confidence, and constant liquidity.

Parking Lot Improperly Valued for Commercial DevelopmentLandowner Not Entitled to Compensation for Billboards Operated In Violation of Zoning Ordinance

In November, the USPTO refused Taylor Swift’s application to register The Life of a Showgirl. The mark was confusingly similar, the office wrote, to one already federally registered: “Confessions of a Showgirl,” owned since 2015 by a Las Vegas performer named Maren Wade. Wade had built her brand under that name for 12 years. A column in Las Vegas Weekly, a podcast, a touring cabaret. Swift’s merchandise operation continued anyway.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently held that a cease-and-desist letter can establish personal jurisdiction, finding that cease-and-desist letters sent to Floridian licensees that went beyond merely informing others of the sender’s intellectual property rights are sufficient to establish the minimum contacts necessary to exercise personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants.

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

When a construction dispute arises, one question almost always comes to the forefront: who ultimately bears the financial risk if something goes wrong? For owners, contractors, and subcontractors alike, the answer often turns on a single contractual provision: indemnification. This article examines the principal types of indemnification clauses, the duties they create and how courts interpret them.

The life of lawyers can be stressful. Vacation is a much-needed time to decompress and recharge. But attorneys also need to bring new business into the firm.