LJN Newsletters

  • JA Apparel v. Abboud

    Cases involving family name disputes have historically presented challenges for courts, as they frequently require balancing competing interests of businesses and individuals. A particularly interesting permutation of such disputes involves well-known individuals who convey certain rights in their family name in a particular field to a third party and then later seek to re-enter the same field. A trio of recent decisions on this subject features the famous clothing designer, Joseph Abboud.

    March 29, 2010Christopher P. Bussert

  • Battle over Bob Marley Merchandise Involves Significant 'Image' Issues

    High consumer interest in merchandise bearing indicia of deceased celebrity icons has spawned a constantly evolving litigation genre for determining the extent of rights of the icons' estates. The estate of reggae-music legend Bob Marley, who died in 1981, is among the most frequently litigated in the field.

    March 29, 2010Stan Soocher

  • Containing Costs with Concept Searching Saves Clients Thousands

    As my firm's Technology Partner, I oversee the e-discovery process for most of the large cases at Severson & Werson. In 2008, one of our clients, a major national bank, was sued by its recently acquired mortgage lending company just after the subprime mortgage financing collapse. The case hinged upon the interpretation of a term in a contract related to the valuation of certain types of subprime loans in the securitization process.

    March 29, 2010Bruce N. Furukawa

  • Real Property Law

    Discussion of recent cases of importance.

    March 29, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Landlord & Tenant

    Analysis of key rulings.

    March 29, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • CMS Adoption Rate Should Be Higher

    During the fall of 2009, the Legal Technology Institute at the University of Florida Levin College of Law conducted an extensive nationwide survey of the legal profession regarding its use of case, matter and practice management system software.

    March 29, 2010Andrew Z. Adkins III

  • Development

    Recent cases of interest.

    March 29, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Sorting Out Vested Rights and Non-Conforming Uses

    Pre-existing non-conforming use doctrine and "vested rights" doctrine are two different, but related, mechanisms. The Court of Appeals recently decided a case in which the landowner raised both doctrines.

    March 29, 2010Stewart E. Sterk

  • Virtualization Technology in the Law Firm

    Virtualization is one of the IT buzzwords in 2010. One of the greatest advantages that virtualization brings is the ability to minimize the complexity of the end-user computing environment for the firm's attorneys and support staff.

    March 29, 2010Stanleigh Rabin