LJN Newsletters

  • Drafting a DST Master Lease

    In a follow-up to their article published in the May Issue, the authors discuss some considerations for drafting master leases for DSTs utilized in like-kind exchanges.

    November 30, 2015Marisa Byram, Michael Donovan and Andrea Patton

  • Development

    Discussion of three major rulings.

    November 30, 2015ljnstaff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • IP News

    Federal Circuit Affirms Anticipation of Claims
    Federal Circuit: No Jurisdiction Over Appeal By Interested Third-Party Attorneys When Underlying Case Had Settled
    In IPR Appeal, Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB Determination of Nonobviousness

    November 30, 2015Howard J. Shire and Brent T. Hagen

  • The Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act

    Part One of this article described the genesis of the uniform acts ' UPMAA and UPAA ' and compared New York law with the Acts. Part Two reviewed other differences between New York law and the UPMAA and UPAA. The third and final part herein discusses variations in the acts.

    November 30, 2015Matthew A. Feigin

  • Court Watch

    Unauthorized Use of Registered Mark
    Claims in Curves Franchisee Dispute

    November 30, 2015Lauren Sullins Ralls

  • Lessons from the $148M Fraud by Dole's GC and CEO

    Last month, we discussed the fact that the Delaware Chancery Court ordered Dole Food Co. Inc. CEO David Murdock and COO and General Counsel C. Michael Carter to pay Dole shareholders $148 million for fraud in connection with the company's 2013 take-private deal. The Aug. 27 decision is one of the largest awards ever to shareholders in a deal-related lawsuit. We conclude this discussion herein.

    November 30, 2015Karen Brunton Bloom, Evelyn Cruz Sroufe and Luis R. Mejia

  • 'Ambiguous' Franchise Agreement Sinks Franchisor

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a judgment entered in favor of a group of franchisees who sued for breach of contract when the franchisor charged them royalties and fees that the parties negotiated specifically to exclude from their franchise agreements.

    November 30, 2015Scott M. Ratchick

  • Five Critical Questions Every Client Should Ask Law Firms About Budgets

    Although dramatic changes in law's economic landscape have conferred far greater bargaining leverage and purchasing power on clients, in budget discussions with outside law firms, many in-house counsel just aren't asking the right questions.

    November 30, 2015Pamela Woldow and Doug Richardson

  • Practice Tip: Insurance Issues in M&A Transactions

    Product liability insurance is one of the few coverages that is written on either an occurrence or claims-made basis, depending on the extent of the insured's risk and financial ability to pay the premium. This article explores some of the 'insurance issues arising out of M&A transactions.

    November 30, 2015Thomas S. Novak

  • Yates Memo Could Bring Balance to Prosecutions

    On Sept. 9, the DOJ issued "the Yates Memorandum," detailing how officials expect prosecutors to hold individuals accountable for criminal wrongdoing. The memo may have result in a potential reduction in the number of corporate settlements when there is no clear evidence of criminal conduct.

    November 30, 2015Matthew E. Fishbein