In Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. RDR Books, the Southern District of New York addressed the issue of when a reference guide constitutes a fair use.
November 21, 2008W. Andrew Pequignot
This article explains some of the key problems in the Federal Circuit's In re Bilski decision and discusses the potential impacts of the decision and strategies to deal with these impacts.
November 21, 2008Robert R. Sachs and Robert A. HulseThis is the second of two articles examining decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2007-08 term that impacted the area of labor and employment law.
November 21, 2008John P. Furfaro and Risa M. SalinsProffering a severance agreement to employees being let go in a reduction in force (RIF), or for other reasons not involving willful misconduct, is now a common practice in corporate America. Recent decisions indicate that courts are willing to hold both employees and employers to all of the terms of their agreements. Here's how to craft the right ones.
November 21, 2008Paul SnitzerThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) saw the highest increase in discrimination charge filings last fiscal year, the largest annual increase (9%) since the early 1990s. And prospects for improvement in these numbers are dim. Here's what to do.
November 21, 2008Barbara Reeves NealOn Sept. 25, 2008, President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA") into law. This update to the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2009. Here's what it means to your practice.
November 21, 2008Jonathan CohenRecent litigation of importance to you and your practice.
November 21, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |This two-part article focuses on how the SNDA (subordination non-disturbance and attornment agreement) can have impacts that are at least as important as a tenant's concern not to be disturbed in its possession of the premises.
November 21, 2008Mark MorfopoulosSubtenants should take the last steps in the Sublease documentation phase seriously, carefully review the Consent To Sublease and consider the issues described in this article before finalizing the Consent To Sublease. For your convenience and reference, this article offers a sample, arm's-length negotiated Consent To Sublease provision.
November 21, 2008Jay A. GitlesFor almost two years, the attorneys at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C, have been compiling a list of the greatest commercial leasing cases of all time. Two of these attorneys, the authors of this two-part article, trace the lifetime of a leasehold from negotiation through breach and enforcement.
November 21, 2008Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman