What happens to the landlord when a commercial tenant files for bankruptcy? A look at recent rulings.
August 23, 2013Brian D. Huben
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.
August 23, 2013Mark MorfopoulosAppellate courts continue to agree on the vitality and breadth of the safe harbor defense contained in Bankruptcy Code (Code) ' 546(e).
August 23, 2013Michael L. CookFor real estate bankruptcy law practices, there is significant opportunity in distressed real estate. This article discusses real estate restructuring teams and how they work.
August 23, 2013Steve Huntley and Mark RichardsonChapter 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.
August 23, 2013Charles M. TatelbaumTexasBarCLE 23rd Annual Entertainment Law Institute
August 02, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |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.
August 02, 2013John L.A. Lyddane and Barbara D. GoldbergWashington Judge Awards Syntrix $115 Million
August 02, 2013Howard J. Shire and Joseph MercadanteFederal 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.
August 02, 2013Sheri QualtersOver 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.
August 02, 2013Richard Raysman and Jonathan P. Mollod