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What Rights Does an Abandoning Tenant Have?

Both commercial and residential tenants sometimes face the personal or economic need to leave leased premises before the expiration of the lease term. In times of economic recession, the problem is more serious ' both for landlords and for tenants ' than in boom times. What rights does a tenant have in this situation?

Index

A guide to eerything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-use format.

Media & Communcations Corner: Alleviating Client Fatigue Caused by Legal Directories

The process of positioning lawyers and law firms for potential rankings ' all in an effort to boost their stature in a keenly competitive legal market, of course ' may impair the relationships with the very clients they hope to impress.

Career Journal: Marketing's Greater Impact During the Great Recession

In 2009, the investments that so many had encouraged their respective firms to make actually started to pay some dividends.

Client Speak: Cross-Selling ' Optional or Obligatory?

<i>Cross-selling in today's environment? You must be kidding. I have enough trouble holding on to what I have.</i> If that's your reaction, it's understandable. After all, businesses are cutting back on expenses; and, as you well know, in-house legal departments are not immune.

MA Recognizes Medical Monitoring Based on Exposure to Cigarette Smoke

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ("SJC") has recognized a cause of action for the projected costs of medical monitoring when a product has not caused any actual disease or illness but solely subclinical physiological changes associated with an increased risk of disease. The decision will have broad implications for product manufacturers and sellers.

Practice Tip: FDA Issues Draft Guidance for REMS

On Sept. 30, 2009, the FDA issued a draft guidance for industry on better understanding and implementing Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), which the FDA requires for certain drugs or biologics.

Movers & Shakers

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Responding to views from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and elsewhere about the unintended consequences of the current inequitable conduct doctrine, a divided <i>en banc</i> Federal Circuit decision issued on May 25, 2011 adjusted the standard of the materiality element to make this defense harder to establish.
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'Customary Operations' or A Vacant Building?
Many times, courts are faced with the question of whether a loss location is 'vacant' under a commercial property policy when trying to determine if the building owner or lessee is conducting customary operations. This article explores various decisions across the United States as to what is considered 'customary operations,' thereby rendering the property 'vacant.'
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Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
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