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Landlord & Tenant

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Cases involving default by tenant, and tenant succession rights.

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Ninth Circuit Takes Tough Stance on Loss Causation

Cheryl Miller

A company's announcement of an internal investigation may trigger a bad stock market reaction but, by itself, it's not enough to establish loss causation in a securities class action, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held.

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A Primer for Valuation of Music Catalogs

Mandeep Sihota

The rights to a music catalog can be held outright by the artists, within a pass-through legal entity, such as a limited liability company or partnership, or within a corporate entity or trust. How are these music assets valued?

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Failure to Diagnose

Maxwell S. (Max) Kennerly

The "bread and butter" of medical malpractice litigation is the failure to diagnose a case. Failure to diagnose is also, perhaps, the most controversial type of malpractice claim. Here's why.

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Practice Tip: Personal Security Issues and Tips for Family Lawyers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

"Criminal court is where bad people are on their best behavior. It's much more dangerous for lawyers and judges in family court, where good people are at their worst."

On the Move

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Interpreting China's New Trademark Law

Xiang Gao

Despite China's quotas on film and TV program imports, and the country's aggressive content restrictions, the U.S. entertainment industry continues to look at the world's second largest economy as essential for expanding the international audience for U.S. productions. With that in mind, this article examines the first major amendments to China's trademark law in more than 20 years.

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Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements

Amy M. Mitchell & Lara Kirkham

A tenant's goal in negotiating a SNDA is to protect the rights that it has negotiated with its landlord if the landlord's lender or any third-party purchaser acquires the property.

Columns & Departments

Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Batman Film's Fictional Software Doesn't Confuse Consumers as to Plaintiff's Trademark<br>Excessive Management Term, Commission Make Any Debts Artist Might Owe Manager Dischargeable Through Bankruptcy<br>Federal Court Backs BET's Role in Shutdown of Fan-Developed Facebook and Twitter Accounts for TV Series

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Avoiding FCPA Liability by Tightening Internal Controls

H. David Kotz & Susan M. Mangiero

Tightening up internal controls and putting in place an effective compliance program are crucial for lessening or even eliminating FCPA exposure -- and subsequent huge fines. The primary elements of an effective compliance program are discussed in this article.

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