LJN Newsletters

  • Development

    A look at a recent ruling of importance.

    January 28, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Index

    Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.

    January 28, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Settlement of Zoning Disputes

    What power does a municipality's counsel have to settle a zoning dispute on terms that would ordinarily require the exercise of discretionary authority by a zoning board of appeals (ZBA) or by a planning board? In Matter of Commco, Inc. v. Amelkin, which was decided more than 20 years ago, the Court of Appeals indicated that counsel had no such settlement power, even if counsel acted with the approval of the municipality's elected governing body.

    January 28, 2008Stewart E. Sterk

  • Distressed Hedge Funds Amidst the Credit Crunch

    As we begin a new year, many beleaguered hedge funds will reflect on 2007 and how the credit crunch affected Wall Street, corporate borrowers and hedge funds in the long run. Although nobody knows if the end of troubled times is near, we do know that a sustained recovery will take lots of know-how, cooperation and willingness to be more transparent in our dealings with one another and, perhaps, some old-fashioned work.

    January 28, 2008Jeff J. Marwil

  • Bit Parts

    Karaoke Recordings/Synchronization Licenses
    File-Sharing Suits/Attorney Fees
    Song Infringement/Access
    Trademarks/Record Labels

    January 28, 2008Stan Soocher

  • Counsel Concerns

    Personal Jurisdiction in Legal Fees Dispute
    Statutory Interest on Legal Fees Owed

    January 28, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Cameo Clips

    FILM PRODUCTION/ARBITRATION
    RIGHTS IN BAND NAMES/LACHES

    January 28, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Pretty Ricky Leaving Member Spurs Litigation

    After its first two releases went gold, Miami rap-R&B upstart Pretty Ricky claims one member ' Pleasure ' broke the rules by doing what music stars like Beyonce Knowles and Justin Timberlake have done in the past: going solo. The group's Fort Lauderdale, FL-based management company Bluestar Entertainment International is suing Pleasure, whose real name is Marcus Cooper, for performing outside the group.

    January 28, 2008Billy Shields

  • Practice Notes: Supreme Court Justices Ask Tough Qs In 'Judge Alex' Case

    Jan. 14, 2008 marked Eric Brunstad's seventh oral argument before the Supreme Court and it was a doozy, with justices hitting him harder than almost any lawyer in recent memory. The case was Preston v. Ferrer, an arbitration case that also has a modicum of celebrity appeal because of the identity of Brunstad's client. Brunstad was arguing on behalf of Alex Ferrer, a former Florida judge who stars in the syndicated 'Judge Alex' TV show in which, ironically enough, he arbitrates disputes between ordinary folks over issues like falling trees and damaged furniture.

    January 28, 2008Tony Mauro