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Practice Tip: Avoiding Federal Jurisdiction in Mass Actions

Lawrence Goldhirsch

How can a plaintiff overcome the removal of a case by the forum defendant? A look at what needs to be done.

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To Call or Not to Call

Philip M. Busman & Michael L. Junk

This article briefly examines the controversial topic of ex parte contacts, and describes how such contacts were successfully employed to obtain summary judgment in two separate cases pending within the Aredia'/Zometa' mass tort litigation.

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Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks

Roberta D. Anderson

Last month, Part One of this article addressed the role of traditional insurance in covering cyber risks. This second installment first continues the discussion of traditional insurance coverages and then addresses specialty "cyber" policies.

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Decisions of Interest

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of several recent rulings.

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NJ & CT News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

What's happening in neighboring states.

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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.

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Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of a recent ruling.

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Development

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at three important cases.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth discussion of several key rulings.

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