LJN Newsletters

  • Legal Tech: E-Discovery and Seizure Orders Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act

    Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets with much fanfare, touting its potential to curtail both domestic and cross-border theft of American ingenuity and technology. The DTSA offers a unique and powerful remedy to aggrieved parties in their efforts to curb trade secret misappropriation: ex parte seizure of property containing trade secrets. This article provides a brief overview of DTSA seizure orders and discusses e-discovery considerations in connection with those orders.

    March 01, 2020Philip Favro

  • 'Vanicorn' Lawsuit Filed over Pixar, Disney Film

    A unicorn-loving tattoo artist alleges that Pixar and Disney have tricked her into letting them use her "Vanicorn" in the upcoming film Onward. Her suit accuses the companies of copyright infringement, and violations of state and federal laws protecting artwork.

    March 01, 2020Scott Graham

  • Case Notes

    Exculpatory Clause Bars Tenant's Claim for Lost Profits Resulting from Landlord's Negligence

    March 01, 2020ssalkin

  • Co-ops and Condominiums

    Technical Defects Do Not Invalidate Amendments to Condominium Declaration

    March 01, 2020ssalkin

  • Lateral Hiring: 7 Reasons Why Law Firms Fail

    Firms routinely report that hiring lateral partners is a difficult process with a low success rate. Why do they struggle with lateral hiring? More importantly, what can they do to improve their results?

    March 01, 2020Catherine Dineen and Blane R. Prescott

  • Recent Developments in Third Circuit Bankruptcy Law

    Bankruptcy and corporate restructurings continue to be active despite generally strong U.S. financial markets and broader macroeconomic conditions. Here is a brief overview of three recent and noteworthy bankruptcy decisions within the Third Circuit.

    March 01, 2020Rachel Ehrlich Albanese and Gregory Martin Juell

  • Reset Clauses In Ground Leases

    The purpose behind rent reset clauses is simple — to capture any change in the fair market value (and fair market rental value) of the leased property. However, the application of rent reset clauses in practice is anything but simple, and the consequences of such clauses can be significant.

    February 01, 2020Peter E. Fisch and Mitchell L. Berg

  • A Look Behind, A Look Ahead: Part Two - E-Discovery

    Part Two of a Two-Part Article Cybersecurity Law & Strategy partnered with our ALM sibling Legaltech News to ask cybersecurity and e-discovery experts what they thought the key trends of 2019 and what they expect to see in 2020. Part Two looks at e-discovery.

    February 01, 2020Steve Salkin

  • Flood and Terrorism Insurance Reauthorization: Safe for Now

    Federal programs have made insurance more readily accessible to protect real property in the event of a flood or an act of terrorism. These programs enable flood and terrorism insurance to be widely available at realistic price points by ensuring that the amount of the premiums payable for such insurance remain at a level that a borrower can afford, which in turn preserves the underwritten economics of the loan transaction.

    February 01, 2020Jeffrey B. Steiner and Scott A Weinberg