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Court's Decision In Epic/Apple Battle Explained

Alaina Lancaster

The federal judge who presided over the antitrust showdown between Fortnite developer Epic Games Inc. and Apple Inc. found that Epic failed to prove the tech giant is a monopolist, but ordered Apple to allow certain in-app purchasing communications.

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Appellate Division Upholds West Side Tower

Stewart E. Sterk

In a dispute over West Side development, the First Department handed a victory to developers seeking to build a 39-story building on the block between West 65th and West 66th Street, and Columbus Avenue and Central Park West.

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Electronic Discovery Document Review: The Power of Feedback

Maggie Burtoft 

Human review of documents will continue to play a huge part in the ediscovery process. Managing reviewer training and accuracy can make or break the budget for your matter.

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Sender Beware: Jurisdictional Risks of Pre-Litigation Communications

Sarah Benowich

The Federal Circuit recently clarified — and lowered — the threshold to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over an out of state declaratory judgment defendant.

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Accountability Questions for Business Development Coaching Success

Vivian Hood

Working with a business development coach is an investment in yourself that can bring about career success by having a deliberate strategy in place.

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Selective Reassessment of Only Commercial Properties Violates the Uniformity Clause

Alan Nochumson & Clementa Amazan

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently analyzed whether the City of Philadelphia's selective reassessment in tax year 2018 of only commercial properties at current market value violated the Uniformity Clause and the Assessment Law's requirement that the City assess all properties annually at actual market value.

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Leading Through Disruption

Julia Mercier

Some tried and true leadership practices for firms and partners who are focused on retaining and developing top talent in the current context.

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Real Property Law

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Restrictive Covenant Enforceable Despite Permission By Successor Landowner Insufficient Evidence of Street Dedication Inadequate Notice to Mortgagee Voids Tax Sale Court Reinstates Malpractice Claim Against Lawyer Alleged to Have Solicited Transfer of Title of Residence In Foreclosure Notice of Pendency Provides Constructive Notice Servient Owner Not Entitled to Alter Easement Location Adverse Possession Defeats Co-Tenants' Partition Action

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11th Circuit Rules On Who Controls Copyright Case

Michael A. Mora

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that its judges said could have come straight out of a telenovela, or Spanish soap opera.

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Competing by Connecting: In an Increasingly Crowded Market, Litigation Teams Must Leverage Centralized Technologies to Rise Above Their Rivals Image

Competing by Connecting: In an Increasingly Crowded Market, Litigation Teams Must Leverage Centralized Technologies to Rise Above Their Rivals

Don Fuchs

Regardless of where each law firm currently stands in its innovation journey, it is crystal clear that the need to speed up the modernization of their technology solutions that facilitate connectivity, automation and workflow between their staff is real and immediate.

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