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Retention of Title Disputes: Don't Take the Uniform Commercial Code for Granted
This article reminds us of the conflict-of-laws analysis at the heart of such retention of title disputes, and then discuss the multi-step UCC analysis that is also required.
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COVID-19 and Lease Negotiations: Casualty Provisions
First in series of articles that will examine specific aspects of the COVID shift in which commercial lease negotiations are seeking protection against unlikely events. Part 1 focuses on casualty provisions.
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Recording Artist's Attorney Prevails in Lawsuit Brought Against Her by Client's Record Label
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Managing Outreach Is the Most Important Task for Practice Group Leaders
No other job of a practice group leader does more to solve the many challenges of running a practice group than does a steady flow of new work from new clients.
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Why Are Courts Making Cybersecurity Forensics Reports Not Privileged?
Internal corporate investigations can be, and frequently are, privileged. However, it is difficult to square that concept with the recent spate of federal court opinions that have concluded that cybersecurity forensic reports generally are not privileged.
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Eminent Domain
Condemnation Invalid for Failure to Establish Public Purpose
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Landlord & Tenant Law
Yellowstone Injunction Denied for Failure to Move on Time
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9th Circuit: Police Violated Google Users' Privacy Rights After Automated Email Scan Detected Child Pornography
A federal appeals court found that law enforcement violated a Google user's constitutional rights when it opened email attachments the platform flagged as child pornography through an automated system.
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Tenth Circuit Adds to Split on Lanham Act's International Applicability
the Tenth Circuit held that the Lanham Act can have extraterritorial application, if certain conditions are met. In doing so, the appellate court recognized — and further deepened — an ongoing circuit split.
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The Most Important Task Practice Group Leaders Fail to Manage
There is one task that practice group leaders prioritize above all others: the management of the group's outreach. No other job of a practice group leader does more to solve the many challenges of running a practice group than does a steady flow of new work from new clients.
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