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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
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Selling a Franchise Company to an ESOP
Nick Adamy
Business owners exploring exit planning options may have been introduced to the idea of selling some or all of their stock to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Features
Courts Address Clickwrap and Electronic Contracting
Richard Raysman
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Peter Brown
This article reviews the various types of online agreements, including the more modern hybrid clickwrap transactions, as well as the characteristics of enforceable online agreements.
Features
Change of Custody: When Is a Hearing Required?
David M. Rosoff
The Appellate Division, Second Department, has held that it is reversible error for a court to change custody, "even temporarily," without a hearing.
'Peek-a-Boo' with Forensic Custody Reports
Alton L. Abramowitz
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Sophie Jacobi-Parisi
Which individuals can see a forensic report and under what circumstances? A look at a recent decision.
Preserving Native-American Heritage over Other Best-Interest Considerations
Janice G. Inman
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of <i>Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl</i>, 398 in which the Supreme Court of South Carolina confirmed a lower court's return of a Native-American child to her biological father, a member of the Cherokee Nation.
Columns & Departments
Movers & Shakers
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Privilege in the Cedent-Reinsurer Relationship
Suman Chakraborty
Recent decisions should give cedents and reinsurers pause about how they fulfill their duties to each other, while still protecting privileged communication from counsel.
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