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Bankruptcy Court Provides a Clear Benchmark on the Uses and Limits of Leveraging AI
December 01, 2025
In a decision of first impression, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois imposed sanctions on a debtor’s counsel and his law firm for filing a brief that included fabricated citations to case law and nonexistent quotations that were generated by AI.
‘Secret Sales’ of Invention Can Destroy Novelty Requirement
December 01, 2025
Can a sale that does not actually expose the to-be-patented invention to the public destroy the novelty of that invention? The answer to this question, which is often somewhat surprising to inventors and business owners, is “yes” — there are certain circumstances in which even a nonpublic, secret sale can trigger the novelty bar.
SEC Halts Substantive Review of Public Company Requests to Exclude Certain Shareholder Proposals
December 01, 2025
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission decision to halt substantive review of public company requests to exclude certain shareholder proposals has investor groups concerned their voices will be diminished in U.S. corporate governance.
The Emerging Regulatory Landscape of AI In the Hospitality Industry
December 01, 2025
This article surveys the emerging regulatory and legal AI landscape and consider steps the hospitality industry stakeholders can take to safeguard against potential exposure as they consider adopting AI tools to drive improved performance.
How to Get Published and Why It Matters
December 01, 2025
In an increasingly competitive legal landscape, publishing high-quality articles is one of the most effective ways for attorneys to demonstrate subject-matter expertise, attract clients, and strengthen professional credibility.
Holes in U.S. Copyright Office’s Guidance for AI-Assisted Works
December 01, 2025
When can an artist using AI tools copyright their work? Earlier this year, the Copyright Office addressed the issue and rejected the proposition that only prompting an AI model can create a copyrightable work. But Copyright Office’s analysis missed that “randomness” for a computer means something entirely different than we generally think, ultimately underselling the amount of control someone can have over a model’s output.
Real Property Law
December 01, 2025
Survey Insufficient to Establish BoundaryAdverse Possession Claim Defeated for Failure to Establish Reasonable Basis for Belief of OwnershipServient Owner Prohibited from Locking Gate Over EasementShining Lights Over Neighboring Property Raises Questions of Fact About Nuisance ClaimPractical Location of Boundaries Doctrine AppliedWhen Court-Ordered License Expires, Licensor Is Entitled to Use and Occupancy
Third Circuit Blocks ‘Do-Over’ Under Rooker-Feldman Doctrine
December 01, 2025
A recent Third Circuit decision supports the general proposition that a bankruptcy proceeding cannot be used to revive foreclosure-related disputes that have been previously and conclusively resolved by a state court.
Proposed Regulation Would Ban Money Laundering As Pretext for Policing Banks’ Reputational Risk
December 01, 2025
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in its proposed rule, said that the “broad nature” of BSA and anti-money laundering supervision creates “a risk that BS/AML focused supervisory actions could indirectly address reputation risk.”
NY Court of Appeals Clarifies Mechanics of ‘Good Guy’ Guaranties and Commercial Leasing
December 01, 2025
By giving preference to the guaranty’s release conditions and interpreting “surrender” in the guaranty to mean tenant-side relinquishment of possession and control, the court confirms that guaranty discharge can be self-executing, without the need for any landlord acknowledgment which was required under the prior prevailing authority on the subject.

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