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Constructive Termination and Constructive Nonrenewal Claims

Craig R. Tractenberg

On March 2, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a franchisee that stays in business cannot sue for constructive eviction under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act. The Court also decided that a franchisee waives its constructive nonrenewal claim when it enters into a renewal agreement.

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Prosecutors, Agents and Witnesses

Jefferson Gray

Because prosecutors have a responsibility not merely to win, but to ensure that the defendant has a fair and impartial trial, it is professional misconduct for a prosecutor to intimidate or improperly influence a defense witness to change his or her testimony or to refuse to testify for the defense.

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Minimizing Penalties for Unreported Foreign Bank Accounts

Bryan C. Skarlatos & Michael Sardar

Taxpayers with unreported foreign bank accounts are sweating bullets these days. The IRS is in the midst of an unprecedented crackdown on foreign bank accounts.

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On the Move

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Defending the Preference and Fraudulent Transfer Safe Harbor

Michael L. Cook

Last month, we discussed the fact that the The Bankruptcy Code ("Code") has at least nine so-called "safe harbor" (i.e., bankruptcy insulating) provisions for financial contracts. The article concludes herein.

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Proposed Revisions to Rule 2019

Jon Kibbe & Michael Friedman

Bankruptcy Rule 2019, an often-ignored pivotal procedural rule in U.S. bankruptcies, has returned to the public eye. This reemergence stems from two recent decisions from the influential Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as well as the controversial pending amendments to Rule 2019 proposed by the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

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Does Rule 2019 Apply to Ad Hoc or Informal Committees?

Daniel J. DeFranceschi

The debate over whether ad hoc or informal committees or groups of creditors or interest holders ("ad hoc committees") must comply with Bankruptcy Rule 2019 recently intensified due to a split among several Bankruptcy Court decisions.

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Tips and Time Savers for Trial Preparation

Nancy J. Geenen & Suann Ingle

This article examines calendar and activity milestones during the three-to-four-month period before making an opening statement at trial.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect recently. It also examines some recent decisions of interest, including two from the Delaware Chancery Court.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Third Circuit Bars Prosecution Threat for Teen 'Sexting' Image

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Third Circuit Bars Prosecution Threat for Teen 'Sexting'

Shannon P. Duffy

In the first case ever to challenge the constitutionality of prosecuting teens for 'sexting,' a federal appeals court has upheld an injunction that barred a Pennsylvania prosecutor from bringing child pornography charges against girls who refused to attend a class he had designed to educate youths about the dangers of sexting.

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