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CRE Has Survived Crises In the Past and It Will Overcome This One Too
Since the 1980s, the country has been through numerous recessions and real estate crashes. Whenever these downturns or crashes occur, the distressed side of the industry, which is usually dormant until the crash occurs, rises to the challenge and mobilizes its resources to acquire, renovate, release, and sell these foreclosed and vacant properties.
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Supreme Court's Slack Ruling Could Curb 'Direct Listings' IPO Alternative
Messaging company Slack Technologies scored a unanimous victory in the U.S. Supreme Court last month, which held that an investor suing over a company stock offering must show he held "registered" securities in the company.
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Federal Circuit Examines the Analogous Art Test Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Finding of Prior Invention
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Owners Have No Constitutional Right to Expand Nonconforming Uses
Can a municipality's refusal to permit expansion of a pre-existing nonconforming use constitute a federal constitutional violation?
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Development
When Zoning Amendment Adds Permitted Uses In Zoning District, Landowners Subject to the Ordinance Have Standing to Challenge the Amendment
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Landlord & Tenant Law
Local Law Prohibiting No-Cause Evictions Pre-Empted By State Law Contractual Indemnification Unenforceable Indemnification Clause Enforced Good Faith Efforts to Cure Extend Cure Period for Yellowstone Injunction
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Real Property Law
Recorded Mortgage Does Not Remove Title Insurance Claim From Policy Exclusion When Underlying Deed Was Not Recorded No Easement By Necessity for Parking Lawn Mowing and Driveway Plowing Suffice to Establish Adverse Possession
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The Wild West of LawCity, Web3 and the Metaverse
But what is the metaverse? Is it a game? Is it virtual reality? Is it AI? Let's put aside any scoffing that the metaverse is simply a gaming environment for teenagers to play in. We need to accept the real-world legalities and practicalities that law firms today have to understand about how they, and the next generations of their lawyers, will be conducting business.
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Mindset for Happiness: Retrain Your Brain
Happiness is not a permanent feature or personality trait, but a more fleeting, changeable state. Progress on our professional and personal goals can make us feel happier and more satisfied with life. The pursuit of happiness can be a goal, but it is important to remember that happiness is not permanent, and it is normal to experience negative thoughts and emotions.
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