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Big Investment Banks Win Big in Congress
May 24, 2005
The major investment banks secured a big win with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention & Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the Act). They quietly convinced Congress to remove the strongest limitation in the Bankruptcy Code (' 101(14)) on a Chapter 11 debtor's employment of an investment banker. That prohibition, in effect since the Depression, had essentially prevented the debtor's retention of a banker for any of the debtor's outstanding securities The securities industry called the statutory ban "anti-competitive."
IP News
May 02, 2005
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news and cases from around the country.
Clause & Effect <b>Contestant Releases/Physical Injury Claims
April 29, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decided that a contestant on the TV game show "Wheel of Fortune" was barred by a release he signed from pursuing a negligent conduct claim against the show's producer over alleged injuries he sustained during taping. But the court also ruled that the contestant could proceed with his claims of reckless or intentional conduct.
Cameo Clips
April 29, 2005
Recent cases in entertainment law.
Courthouse Steps
April 29, 2005
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Offer Mixed Views During Arguments in Landmark 'Grokster' Case
April 29, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC ' The controversy over whether developers and distributors of peer-to-peer file-sharing software should be found liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement has been described as the most important copyright case for the entertainment industry in two decades ' or as an issue that Congress ultimately will decide. (That the underlying unlicensed downloading and uploading of entertainment content by consumers is direct infringement has already been made clear by courts.) To this observer in the court's press section, questioning by the U.S. Supreme Court justices during the recent oral arguments in what is known as the <i>Grokster</i> case demonstrated no clear consensus among the justices.
Bit Parts
April 29, 2005
Recent developments in entertainment law.
Sports Report
April 29, 2005
This occasional column will cover court rulings on sports-related issues of interest to the entertainment industry.
Decision of Note: <b>Legends President Owes SC Corp. No Fiduciary Duty</b>
April 29, 2005
The Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled that the president of the Nevada-based Legends In Concert owed no fiduciary duty to a corporation formed by an entrepreneur to raise the capital needed to produce a Legends musical in Myrtle Beach.
Counsel Concerns
April 29, 2005
Malicious Prosecution/Anti-SLAPP Motion

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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