LJN Newsletters

  • Getting to Allowance: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Clients

    1) Tell Your Patent Attorney What You Want Your Patent to Do. IP attorneys are continuously told that we should be business partners with our clients, not just patent scribes. But there are lots of ways to protect an invention. Be open and just tell us: Is the patent "for show or for go"? Is it perceived to be vital to the company or a "home run" for the university, or is it a safety filing to cover a limited advance to keep a productive inventor (or top boss) happy. Is it intended to be a shot in the dark, or part of a shotgun blast of applications into an important emerging technology? Don't walk into a car lot and say "I want your best car!" unless you really mean it.

    February 01, 2006Warren D. Woessner, Ph.D.

  • Index

    Everything contained within this issue.

    January 27, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Eminent Domain Law

    The latest rulings.

    January 27, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Development

    Recent rulings you need to know.

    January 27, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Are Condo Hotels Subject to SEC Regulations?

    The latest real estate trend in the hospitality industry, across the country and around the world, is the "condo hotel." A condo hotel resembles, and is managed and operates as, a traditional hotel, except that certain hotel rooms are offered for sale as condominium units to individual buyers. In addition, unit owners usually have the option of placing those units in a reservation system or rental program and sharing in any associated fees. The proliferation of the condo hotel is largely the result of the benefits that condo hotels afford developers, lenders, and buyers. For a developer, the condo hotel provides the opportunity to turn a quick profit upon sale of condominiums as opposed to the incremental profits traditionally associated with the cyclical hotel industry. Lenders are also more likely to support developers as a result of the potential return on investment realized with condominium sales (even prior to construction). Finally, the condo hotel is attractive to buyers seeking a residence that includes all the amenities associated with traditional hotel stays. Condo hotel purchases and sales also raise new and unresolved legal issues, particularly whether the sale of a condo hotel unit constitutes the sale of a security requiring registration and compliance with federal securities laws.

    January 27, 2006James McGuire and Daniel Brown

  • Real Property Law

    Recent rulings for your review.

    January 27, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Landlord & Tenant

    Cases of interest to you and your practice.

    January 27, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Decisions of Interest

    Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

    January 27, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Post-Divorce Torts Not Always Barred

    In the 1988 case of Buronow v. Buronow, 71 NY2d 284 (1988), the Court of Appeals set out the basic rule that issues relating to marital property must be decided within the matrimonial action. If they are not, the doctrine of res judicata steps in to bar a later suit over subjects that should have been adjudicated. This maxim has caused consternation to some over the years but, by and large, it was fairly easy to understand and follow. Its purpose was to finalize all aspects of spousal litigation as expeditiously as possible in order to preserve judicial resources and prevent divorcing parties from being compelled to take part in never-ending controversies.

    January 27, 2006Janice G. Inman