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Did the use of premises by a decedent's daughter constitute unauthorized subletting or assignment? How the court ruled.

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Development

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A case in which a challenge to a positive SEQRA determination was not ripe.

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LinkedIn: Your To-Do List

Adrian Dayton

"I'm a creature of routine," a successful law firm partner told the author. "If I only had a list of things to do on LinkedIn, I know I could get those tasks completed on a daily basis. I just don't know what to do." Here is a list of things to do.

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News about a company that paid a heavy penalty for selling an adulterated surgical device.

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Med Mal News

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Information involving the California High Court, which is considering the legality of a cap on non-economic damages.

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<i><b>Online Extra:</i></b>New Round in Producer's Fight Against WWE

Paul Sussman

According to a lawsuit filed in Connecticut's Bridgeport Superior Court, a well-known wrestler may have crossed the line with an alleged attack on a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) video producer during a pay-per-view event. Andrew Green, of Simsbury, CN, says he was assaulted by 7-foot-tall, 440-pound Paul Wight Jr., who performs under the name "Big Show" and has appeared in several nonwrestling movies.

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Analysis of two interesting rulings.

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Discussion of a recent ruling from New Jersey.

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Trademark Licensees May Be Able to Have Their (Cup)Cake and Eat It, Too

Frank J. Azzopardi, Timothy Graulich, Brian Resnick & David R. Bauer

Following a recent line of high-profile and notable decisions that have sought to protect the rights of trademark licensees in a trademark licensor's bankruptcy, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has issued a significant decision that, for the first time, extends the protections of Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ' 365(n), to trademark licensees on equitable grounds.

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The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Under U.S. Law

Beata Krakus

When circumstances change, parties to an agreement often find that the agreement does not cover the exact situation they are now facing. Instead, depending on how their contract is interpreted, one of the parties may be able to take advantage of the contractual silence or ambiguity and act in a way that causes detriment to the other.

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