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Colleen Snow
Singapore Passes Deferred Prosecution Legislation
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Goodbye 'Yellowstone' Road
David B. Saxe
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Danielle C. Lesser
<b><i>Is This The End of the 'Yellowstone' Doctrine?</b></i><p>Recently, New York's Appellate Division, Second Department, acknowledged that commercial landlords may employ a strategy that prevents tenants from exercising Yellowstone rights, which enjoin the landlord from terminating the lease or commencing a summary proceeding.
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<i>E-Discovery:</i> Streamlining the Admissibility of ESI: Amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 902
Maureen O'Neill
The new provisions of F.R.E. 902 bring the rule into the digital age, streamlining the process of authenticating electronically stored information and admitting it into evidence.
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New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section Annual Spring Meeting
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Slip-and-Fall Victim Cannot Recover from Landlord or Tenant
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Prior Salary Can't Justify Gender Wage Gap
Erin Mulvaney
<b><i>“To Hold Otherwise — to Allow Employers to Capitalize on the Persistence of the Wage Gap and Perpetuate That Gap Ad Infinitum — Would Be Contrary to the Text and History of the Equal Pay Act,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt Wrote for the Majority</b></i><p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on April 9 that salary history cannot be used to justify a wage gap between men and women, in a case that employee advocates said highlights a key issue that has institutionalized gender compensation inequities.
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<i>Online Extra:</i> How the Supreme Court's Online Sales Tax Case Could Affect Law Firms
Marcia Coyle
A tax nightmare could face big law firms and other multistate service providers if the U.S. Supreme Court this term requires retailers to collect sales taxes in states where the business has no physical presence.
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'Graffiti' Artists Prevail Under VARA Over Property Owner
Matthew V. Wilson
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Tucker Barr
The culturally conscious property owner may be interested in commissioning an artist to beautify the outdoor wall of the owner's warehouse space. However, it's important to understand the legal effect of commissioning such work and the scope of rights that the property owner acquires and surrenders as a result.
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SEC Releases New Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures and Controls
David F. Katz
On Feb. 21, 2018, the SEC voted unanimously to approve a statement and interpretive guidance to assist the public in preparing disclosures about cybersecurity risks and incidents. The new guidance expands upon previous guidance provided in October of 2011.
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<i>Decision of Note:</i> Live Nation Can't Force Arbitration over Online Ticketing Site
Max Mitchell
Agreeing to arbitration was supposed to be as easy as clicking a button, but Live Nation was unable to show that a man seeking to sue the company actually clicked any of the buttons indicating his consent to arbitrate.
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