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Consent to Assignment Clauses

Sherilyn Pastor

Last month in Part One of this article, we discussed the fact that most insurance policies contain anti-assignment provisions, purporting to prohibit the assignment of interests in the policy without the insurer's consent. We conclude the discussion herein.

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Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of two key rulings.

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<b><i>Media & Communications: </i></b> Why You Should Be Newsjacking

Nicholas Gaffney & Elizabeth Weber

Newsjacking is a method of leveraging hot news items to generate brand recognition and client visibility. Successful newsjackers track breaking news and emerging trends, and use clever thinking to either make connections that put their clients front and center, or to simply insert their clients into a high-profile conversation that otherwise would never have included them.

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'Forensic Clairvoyance'

Jeffrey P. Wittmann

Attorneys take a variety of approaches to client preparation in advance of a child custody evaluation, ranging from a "hands-off" stance to hours of guidance. Sadly, trust in the fairness of the evaluation process is, in some cases, quite misplaced, and can lead to unfortunate outcomes.

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Hidden and Creeping Franchise Fees

Rupert Barkoff

Every franchise lawyer knows that one of the conditions for a distribution arrangement to be considered a franchise is that the franchisee is required to pay (whether in cash or other consideration) a "fee" to the franchisor or its affiliate. The term "fee" is broader than it might first appear.

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Measurement Standards in Commercial Leases and the Right to Remeasure

John G. Kelly

Establishing and understanding the standard for measuring rentable space is a foundation needed when negotiating commercial real estate leases. This article briefly describes the methods used to measure the rentable area for office, retail and industrial leases and suggests sample lease language for both landlords and tenants.

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<b><i>Practice Tip:</i></b> Cross-Examination Using Learned Treatises

John L. Tate

Anecdotal evidence suggests that a once common cross-examination technique ' impeachment with so-called "learned treatises" ' may be passing out of favor. If so, the trend should be reversed.

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Collaborative Arrangements And Physician Liability

Thomas A. Moore & Matthew Gaier

There was a time when people who were sick or pregnant would go to the doctor's office and be examined and treated by a physician. As the practice of medicine and the provision of health care continue to evolve, it has become increasingly common that diagnosis, care and treatment are provided not by physicians, but by other health-care professionals, such as nurse practitioners and midwives.

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Filmmaker Loses Publicity Claim; Can Proceed With Infringement Claim

Celia Ampel

Florida law does not prevent broadcasters from using a filmmaker's name to introduce his film, regardless of whether the broadcast is authorized, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida found.

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FINRA's Hunt for Insider Trading Cases in Illiquid Markets

Stanley S. Arkin & Lisa C. Solbakken

Over the last several years, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has continued to emerge as a consequential securities transaction regulator, acting in the stead of the traditional authority imposed by DOJ and the SEC. Certainly, this manner of delegation of a prosecutorial function to an administrative agency has been the subject of criticism.

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