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Cemetery Entitled to Use Variance<br>ZBA Usurpation of Planning Board Authority<br>Statutory Factors Need to Be Considered In Denial of Area Variance

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U.S. Studios Agree to End Geoblocking in Europe Union

Simon Taylor

Under the agreement, the studios and Sky UK will open up pay-TV markets, allowing consumers across the European Union to access to a wider range of content regardless of their location.

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GA Appeals Court Rules Rapper T.I. Not Liable for Attack at Studio

Katheryn Hayes Tucker

“What started off as a jam-packed week of parties, concerts, and watching renowned rappers mixing new music tracks in the waning days of summer abruptly ended with Norris Gresham being dragged down a flight of 30 stairs and viciously pistol whipped in front of a crowd of onlookers.”

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Preference Attacks To Recover Prepetition Compensation Paid to Consultants of Troubled Companies

Paul A. Rubin & Hanh V. Huynh

Employees of a troubled company who stay on as consultants to assist in liquidating its assets or preparing the company for a bankruptcy filing may later be disappointed to face claims to claw back their prepetition compensation.

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Inheriting Tenants in Default?

Ira Fierstein & Michelle Palka

An Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled in favor of a commercial tenant after a new owner acquired a commercial building and attempted to collect accrued unpaid rent owed to the previous landlord.

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Orion Prebill Survey Shows Law Firms Are Troubled by Inefficient, Paper-Heavy Prebilling Processes Image

Orion Prebill Survey Shows Law Firms Are Troubled by Inefficient, Paper-Heavy Prebilling Processes

Kevin Harris

Prebilling, the process of generating invoice drafts and circulating them for annotation/adjustment, is one of the most important monthly tasks a law firm conducts. Since prebilling involves bringing money into the firm, the more efficient the process becomes, the better off the law firm is financially.

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FCA Cases: Convincing DOJ to Move to Dismiss

Jacqueline C. Wolff

Recent actions by the DOJ suggest that although the DOJ may continue to prosecute certain relators' FCA cases, other relators may find themselves on the other side of a government motion to dismiss.

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Condemnation Award Reduced

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SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case Determining Federal Registrability of Immoral and Scandalous Trademarks

Dana Justus & Monica Riva Talley

This case should determine the availability of federal trademark registration for “immoral” and “scandalous” marks – in this case, the acronym “FUCT” for a clothing line.

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Best Ways to Expand Key Client Relationships from the Lawyers' and Firms' Perspectives

Julie Savarino

Part One of a Two-Part Article This article defines the specific and best actions lawyers and law firms can take to expand client relationships. This first part includes specific actions individual lawyers can take to expand client relationships.

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