LJN Newsletters

  • Leasing Office Space and the Impact of Millennials

    With 80% of the buildings that will be here in 2030 already in existence, what should you be looking for when you sign a long-term lease?

    August 01, 2016Elizabeth Cooper, Chris Murray and Frank Mobilio

  • Standing the Test of 'Time Is of the Essence'

    Real estate purchase and sale contracts have included the magic language, "Time is of the Essence" (TOE), seemingly since time immemorial. Practitioners should be mindful, however, of the meaning of TOE and the significance of its absence from a contract.

    August 01, 2016Eric Rubenstein and John Chillemi

  • Arbitration Issue in Suit Against Roger Ailes

    A sexual harassment suit filed against Fox News Network chairman and CEO Roger Ailes by former anchor Gretchen Carlson is influenced by varying climates in New Jersey and New York when it comes to arbitration agreements.

    August 01, 2016Charles Toutant

  • Case Notes

    Cases involving a non-paying restaurant tenant and statutory theft.

    August 01, 2016

  • Federal Circuit Provides Clarity For Contract Manufacturing On-Sale Invalidity Claims

    In The Medicines Company v. Hospira, the Federal Circuit provided clarity and guidance to companies that rely on contract manufacturing, holding that "to be 'on sale' under '102(b), a product must be the subject of a commercial sale or offer for sale, and that a commercial sale is one that bears the general hallmarks of a sale pursuant to Section 2-106 of the Uniform Commercial Code."

    August 01, 2016Daniel Melman

  • Six Keys to a Successful Law Firm Merger

    Over the past two years I have been involved in three merger situations and I am currently working on two more. I have come away with six factors that, I believe, determine the success or failure of law firm merger discussions.

    August 01, 2016J. Mark Santiago

  • Cuozzo Upholds PTAB Authority

    In June, in Cuozzo Speed Technologies, the Supreme Court upheld the prior Federal Circuit decision that a patent owner cannot, in most circumstances, appeal the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute an inter partes review.

    August 01, 2016Jennifer R. Bush and Will Pierog

  • Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration in Online Contracts

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a proposed rule that would limit the use of mandatory arbitration in certain consumer finance contracts, including online agreements. This article focuses on the differing results reached in recent cases involving defendants' motions to compel arbitration.

    August 01, 2016Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

  • The Adjudication of Affordability

    In catastrophic personal injury actions, the largest element of compensatory damages often is the measure of the cost of lifetime future medical care. Now, we have a new wrinkle in the issue, courtesy of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). How will it affect the award of money damages in civil lawsuits?

    August 01, 2016Gary Riveles and Alessio Faiella