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HIPAA: Data Trade Prosecutions on the Horizon?

Ronald H. Levine

Mention HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) to a typical CEO, and boredom sets in. Many corporate leaders remain unaware of the risks of HIPAA non-compliance, but the Act includes a criminal statute that creates vast potential exposure for health care providers and other players in the health care "data trade."

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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Cases of importance to your practice.

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Index

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A comprehensive list of key cases discussed in this issue.

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Real Property Law

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Development

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Southern District Upholds Constitutionality of RLUIPA

Marci A. Hamilton

In one of the earliest decisions addressing the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the Southern District of New York upheld the law. <i>Westchester Day School v. Village of Mamaroneck</i>, 2003 WL 22110445 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2003). Only three other courts to date have addressed the issue. Challenges are pending in Connecticut, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Recent developments in entertainment law.

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Second Circuit Affirms Ruling On Tarzan Rights

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided that illustrations and introductions for two Tarzan books made by artist Burne Hogarth at the "instance and expense" of the estate of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs (ERB) were works for hire. <i>The Estate of Hogarth v. Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. (ERB)</i>, 02-7312. Thus, Burroughs' estate retained the original and renewal copyrights in the books.

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Cameo Clips

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Recent cases in entertainment law.

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