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Stop and Look Before You Listen!

Paul L. Feinstein

One of the areas in which criminal and matrimonial law collide is in wiretap and eavesdropping laws. Not only are many matrimonial laws state-specific as to statute and judicial interpretation, but the various wiretap and eavesdropping laws throughout the nation are similarly disjointed. This article focuses on some of the larger states and discusses certain controversial areas.

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What Constitutes 'A Sale' and 'an Offer to Sell'?

Veronica Mullally Munoz & Andrew J. Cochran

The Federal Circuit addressed what activity constitutes a sale or an offer for sale for purposes of 35 U.S.C. '271 and, in an important concurrence, Circuit Judge O'Malley provides a provocative analysis of the standard for enhanced damages under '284 in parallel to recent Supreme Court edicts on the standard for attorneys' fees under '285 and calls upon the Federal Circuit to reevaluate the standard for willfulness.

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Calculating Structured Judgments

Lawrence Goldhirsch

Historically, a defendant would become obligated to pay the full amount of a personal injury judgment in a lump sum as soon as the judgment was entered. In 1985, New York enacted a Periodic Payment of Judgments Act as part of the State's effort at tort reform.

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Taking a Stand Where Few Have Trodden

Charles M. Oellermann & Mark G. Douglas

A "structured dismissal" of a Chapter 11 case following a sale of substantially all of the debtor's assets has become increasingly common. However, only a handful of rulings have been issued on the subject...

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IP News

Howard J. Shire & Wyatt Delfino

Licensor Lacks Standing to Sue Where No Rights in Patent Were Retained

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Real Property Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of key cases of interest.

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The First Circuit's Non-Unanimous Rejection o the Blanket Rule on Stay Relief Denials

Steven B. Smith

Are orders denying relief from the automatic stay pursuant to Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code considered final and, therefore, appealable as of right? This was the issue of first impression that was recently presented to the First Circuit.

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Agreements Without Temporary Maintenance Recitals: Can This Contract Be Saved?

Matthew A. Feigin

In 2010, New York's Legislature enacted Domestic Relations Law (DRL) ' 236, Part B, subd. 5-a, in 2010. The statute, among other things, requires that agreements concerning temporary maintenance that deviate from its formula must, to be enforceable, contain calculations for the amount that would have been set by the formula, and more. The discussion continues herein.

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Legal Minefields In Using Twitter For Promotions

Jesse M. Brody & Suemyra A. Shah

In today's digital era where consumers rely heavily on social media for news and entertainment, it has become increasingly common for entertainment companies to join the conversation on popular platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Marketers have found that authentic and meaningful engagement with consumers on Twitter can have a lasting impact.

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Caution Urged for Entertainment and Media Companies In How Their Website Terms of Service Are Accessed by Users

Joshua Kaufman

The vast majority of terms of service on websites are unenforceable. Entertainment, media and other companies spend a great deal of time and money in crafting what they believe to be appropriate TOS, which they hope will provide the various protections, safe harbors and advantages needed in dealing with the public or in transacting business. Unfortunately, in most cases those bits will not have any legal bite.

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