This article highlights some (but certainly not all) of the leasing and loan issues that should be taken into account when negotiating leasing documents and loan documents, respectively.
This article discusses one particular concept in commercial leasing, which, if properly addressed and negotiated up front, is likely to benefit both the landlord and the tenant by providing greater security and increased credit possibilities in the years to come ' namely, leasehold financing.
The article herein examines the issues involved when a tax-exempt organization owns a tract of vacant land that it wishes to develop and lease, so as to realize a stream of income from the land greater than would be realized by a simple sale or lease of the unimproved property.
The federal appeals court in Atlanta has rejected objections to the settlement of a securities fraud suit against HealthSouth. <i>In re: HealthSouth Corporation Securities Litigation</i>, Nos. 07-10701 and 07-11908.
A federal judge recently concluded in a widely reported option backdating case that the California law firm Irell & Manella had "compromised ' important principles" involving the "fair administration of justice."
The Madoff detention litigation has revived longstanding questions about whether pretrial detention can ever be based solely on economic dangerousness. This article discusses the issue in depth.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Cloud computing may be here to stay, but is it truly safer than the solutions that it's outmoding? The Legal Cloud Computing Association (LCCA) thinks there's a path to greater security, publishing for law firms its first "Cloud Security Doctrine."
Copyright law has long struggled to keep pace with advances in technology, and the debate around the copyrightability of AI-assisted works is no exception. At issue is the human authorship requirement: the principle that a work must have a human author to be eligible for copyright protection. While the Copyright Office has previously cited this "bedrock requirement of copyright" to reject registrations, recent decisions have focused on the role of human authorship in the context of AI.
Federal Circuit: PTAB Did Not Err In Finding That It Retained Authority to Issue Final Written Decision After Deadline Passed
Federal Circuit: District Court Did Not Err In Finding That an Abbreviated New Drug Application Is Limited to the Uses Described Therein
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
