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Keeping Track of Legal Claims from Fatal Shooting on 'Rust' Film Set Image

Keeping Track of Legal Claims from Fatal Shooting on 'Rust' Film Set

Marianna Wharry

Actor Alec Baldwin has detailed his account of the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film production set in an arbitration demand in which he seeks indemnification.

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How NCAA Athletes and Brands Can Avoid Big Mistakes In NIL Influencer Agreements

Nicole Demas, L. Andrew Tseng & Sean P. McConnell

The biggest event of the year in college sports just concluded as national champions were crowned in men's and women's basketball, and hundreds of thousands of college athletes are entering the influencer marketplace for the first time. College athletes now find themselves attractive candidates in the fast growing influencer marketing arena. With the FTC Commissioner taking a closer look at the use of influencers for marketing, student athletes and brands should take care when entering into the influencer marketing arena.

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Fifth Circuit Resolves 'Clash' Between FERC and Bankruptcy Courts

Douglas S. Mintz & Michael L. Cook

A Chapter 11 debtor's "rejection [(under Code §365(a)] of a filed-rate [natural gas] contract … relieve[d] it of the obligation to continue performance absent the approval of FERC [(the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]," held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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The Culture Code for Law Firms

Marci Taylor

Many firms have made a valiant attempt to maintain firm culture in the brave new world in which we find ourselves. Culture is not something that is pre-destined or accidental. Rather, it is something that exists and evolves in organizations where particular skill sets are present and cultivated.

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Investing In Real Estate In the Metaverse: What You Need to Know

Melea VanOstrand

For law firms, real estate companies and corporations, buying property in the metaverse so early on could go one of two ways: giving them a crucial advantage in an increasingly digital economy, or becoming a decision they'll regret if the concept fails to take off.

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The FTC Gets Into the College Athlete NIL Game

Nicole Demas, L. Andrew Tseng & Sean P. McConnell

As national champions are crowned in men's and women's basketball, hundreds of thousands of college athletes are entering the influencer marketplace for the first time and now find themselves attractive candidates in the fast growing influencer marketing arena. With influencer marketing potentially providing a 5x return on investment, many brands are eager to get into the industry, but it doesn't come without risks as the FTC Commissioner is taking a closer look at the use of influencers for marketing.

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The Legal Difficulties of Blockchain Domain Names

Jonathan Bick

Blockchain domain names, a new set of domain names, are ripe for cryptocurrency legal abuse and generally not susceptible to traditional legal amelioration. A combination of legal, business and technological approaches is best used to address blockchain domain name legal difficulties.

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PA Ruling Shows Power of Obtaining Mechanic's Lien Image

PA Ruling Shows Power of Obtaining Mechanic's Lien

Alan Nochumson & Clementa Amazan

In Pennsylvania, if a contractor is not paid for repairs or improvements made to real estate, the contractor can either take the traditional path of litigation and sue the property owner by filing a complaint under contractual or equitable theories or file for a mechanics' lien that clouds title to the real estate.

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Supreme Court's Breyer Ruling on Mistakes In Copyright Registrations

Scott Graham

The Ninth Circuit had ruled in 2020 that §411(b)(1)(A) of the federal Copyright Act excuses inadvertent mistakes of fact on copyright registrations but not mistakes of law. The Supreme Court has now ruled 6-3 that the provision covers both mistakes of facts and law.

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Use Business Development Content for Cross-Selling Success

Wayne Pollock

If you're in that boat, or you are unsure about how to get your cross-selling efforts going, marketing and business development content, in all of its forms, is your secret weapon for cross-selling your firm's services.

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