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This article focuses on the impact of tax reform on C corporations and looks at the significant and complex changes to pass through entities.

A bankruptcy court properly dismissed a creditor's involuntary bankruptcy petition “for cause” when it “would serve none of the Bankruptcy Code's goals or purposes … and [when] the sole [petitioning] creditor is not substantially prejudiced by remedies available under state law,” held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in In re Murray.

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Annual Entertainment, Sports & Media Law Institute

The Supreme Court's decision in Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling has significantly constricted the range and nature of statements that will support a successful objection by a creditor to the discharge of a debt that was obtained by the statements in question. This constriction could have a very real impact on how entities that loan money or provide services on credit review and collect information regarding a borrower's creditworthiness.

Obviousness Determination Can Be Different for Apparatus and Method Claims
Petitioner “Bears the Burden” On Demonstrating Real Parties in Interest

Petrobras Pays $853.2 Million to U.S. and Brazil Authorities to Settle FCPA Charges

Given the Obstacles Law Firms Are Facing, Profitability Shouldn't Be Increasing

Rising competition from alternative service providers and the ever-forward march of technology adoption should be having a similar, negative, effect on profitability. This raises an obvious question — how are law firms doing it?

Subtenants Not Entitled to Notice Under Law
Illegal Tenant Activity Negates Insurer's Responsibility to the Landlord