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Real Property Law

NYRE Staff

Exclusion for Zoning Regulations Bars Title Insurance Claim Transfer of Residential Properties Not a Fraudulent Transfer Property Owner on Constructive Notice of City's Relocation Lien Fraudulent Transfer Finding Upheld

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Second Circuit Expands Federal Class Actions for Mortgagors

By Jonathan Robbin

The Second Circuit recently held that a bare violation of mortgage satisfaction recording statutes without a demonstration of actual injury conferred federal jurisdiction, meaning that a mortgagor now has the ability to bring a class action in federal court. Thus, statutes designed to be merely remedial in nature can now be used punitively against lenders and servicers.

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Supreme Court's Denial to Hear Student Debt Discharge Case Leaves Ambiguity Image

Supreme Court's Denial to Hear Student Debt Discharge Case Leaves Ambiguity

Joseph Pack & Jessey Krehl

With federal student loan forbearance set to expire at the end of September, many hoped the high court would provide, if not clarity, at least uniformity for the millions of Americans who currently are on the hook for student loans.

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Abbreviated Name Makes UCC Financing Statement Defective

Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. & Keri L. Costello

In In re Bryant, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia determined that a lender's UCC-1 financing statements were "seriously misleading" under the Georgia Commercial Code because the financing statements identified the individual debtor with his middle name abbreviated.

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Players on the Move

ljnstaff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Applying Scientific Method to E-Discovery Growth

Leonard Deutchman

This article discusses scientific method as it applies to the growth of e-discovery and its protocols.

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Stakeholders: How to See Things from the Client's Perspective

Catherine Alman MacDonagh

Without hearing the Voice of the Customer (or Client), we risk missing the mark in our strategy, messaging and positioning, as well as delivery of work, product and service, operations, technology, staffing and so forth — in short, we potentially miss on everything.

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Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties Are Best Option for International Subpoenas

Lanier Saperstein & Samuel Hickey

One provision of the AMLA was added with little fanfare and minimal discussion, yet it could have a significant impact on foreign financial institutions doing business in the United States.

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USPTO Looking to Beef Up Its Own Trademark Protection

Scott Graham

The agency announced that the Department of Commerce has applied to register the USPTO's marks in a bid to crack down on scammers who are impersonating the agency.

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Voice of the Client: Stakeholders: How to Hear the Voices of the Clients and See Things from their Perspective

Catherine Alman MacDonagh

Without the Voice of the Customer (or Client), we risk missing the mark in our strategy, messaging, and positioning, as well as delivery of work, product and service, operations, technology, staffing, and so forth — in short, we potentially miss on everything.

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