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Online Extra: Stone Temple Pilots Rocks Weiland with a Lawsuit

David Hechler

A funny thing happened on the way to the Stone Temple Pilots's 20th anniversary concert tour. The band got divorced.' And it's a pretty nasty split. Three of the original band members'filed a lawsuit [PDF]'against lead singer and frontman Scott Weiland, claiming they'd fired him in February. Yet Weiland has continued to use the band's name to advertise his own performances without them ' in violation of the group's partnership agreement, the complaint alleges. '

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Real Property Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A number of recent key rulings.

Columns & Departments

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Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of a recent ruling.

Columns & Departments

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Development

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at three important cases.

Columns & Departments

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth discussion of several key rulings.

Features

Mortgages on Tenancy By the Entireties Property Image

Mortgages on Tenancy By the Entireties Property

Stewart E. Sterk

The rights of a mortgagee with respect to property held by a married couple as tenants by the entirety engenders considerable confusion, sometimes leading to litigation even of easy cases, where there should be no dispute.

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Partner's Capital: How Much Is Enough?

Ronald L. Seigneur

This article addresses how a firm and its management can measure and manage its balance sheet leverage in order to ensure it remains solvent and viable into the future.

Features

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Who Should Be Partner in a Post-Recession Profession?

James D. Cotterman

In Part One of this series, the author discussed the skills and experience that law firms must consider when admitting lawyers to partner status. As important as each of these areas is, none is more fundamental than the ability to develop new business.

Features

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Bring All Your Values to the Table

Debra Forman

How to leverage all your values for greater success.

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Three Key Issues Surrounding Partner Compensation

Joel A. Rose

Partner compensation is invariably the topic of most interest in every firm. Not surprisingly, partners will normally advocate a compensation system that favors their particular strong points as attorneys.

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