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What happens to the landlord when a commercial tenant files for bankruptcy? A look at recent rulings.
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The World of Finder's Fees After <i>Futersak v. Perl</i>
Mark Morfopoulos
Anyone drafting a finder's fee agreement should be aware that they may be walking into a minefield that is waiting to explode if he or she makes a wrong move.
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The Code's Safe Harbor Defense
Michael L. Cook
Appellate courts continue to agree on the vitality and breadth of the safe harbor defense contained in Bankruptcy Code (Code) ' 546(e).
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Commercial Real Estate Debt Restructuring
Steve Huntley
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Mark Richardson
For real estate bankruptcy law practices, there is significant opportunity in distressed real estate. This article discusses real estate restructuring teams and how they work.
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Beware: Chapter 9 Is Not Just for Cities and Counties
Charles M. Tatelbaum
Chapter 9 deals with bankruptcies of municipalities. The Bankruptcy Code's definition of a municipality is not limited to cities and counties. Here's what it means.
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The 'Culpable Conduct' Defense
John L.A. Lyddane
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Barbara D. Goldberg
Blameworthy conduct by the plaintiff in a med mal action can take the form of failing to follow medical advice, refusing or neglecting recommended treatment, or intentionally providing an incomplete or misleading medical history.
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IP News
Howard J. Shire
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Joseph Mercadante
Washington Judge Awards Syntrix $115 Million
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Attorney Uses Copyright To Attack Unflattering Web Post
Sheri Qualters
Federal law grants website operators immunity from defamation claims for third-party posts, so Boston lawyer Richard Goren used copyright law to go after a site's parent company over a negative posting.
Joinder Issues In BitTorrent Copyright Litigation
Richard Raysman
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Jonathan P. Mollod
Over the past several years, there has been a national flurry of civil actions brought primarily by pornographic film makers alleging copyright infringement by individual file-sharers using the BitTorrent computer protocol. As one federal court noted, hundreds of thousands of John Does have been sued across the county since mid-2010, with copyright holders attempting to assert claims against unknown defendants identified by their IP addresses by joining them, in large numbers, into single actions.
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