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Fresh Filings
November 01, 2024
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
Leveraging Qualified Opportunity Funds to Minimize Tax Liability
November 01, 2024
As the year winds down, savvy real estate investors are searching for ways to minimize their tax liability. One powerful strategy to consider is the qualified opportunity fund (QOF), offering significant tax advantages while promoting long-term growth.
Commercial Property Insurance: How Much Coverage Do You Really Have?
November 01, 2024
While in many cases involving a substantial property loss the applicable insurance policy limit is clear, in some cases it is not, and the amount to which the policyholder is entitled is governed by a confluence of policy provisions informed by applicable state law.
Three Ways to Reduce Your External Legal Spend
November 01, 2024
At best, it is difficult to budget for external legal fees. Needs are uncertain at the beginning of the year, and there is constant pressure to hire the best firm possible. Here are three suggestions to help you reduce your external legal spend.
J&J's Bankruptcy Vote Has Some Claimants' Lawyers Calling for a Recount
November 01, 2024
The presidential vote is just a few days away, but the ballots in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy have lawyers already asking for a recount. At an Oct. 21 hearing, lawyers for thousands of talcum powder claimants clamored to crack open the confidential vote tabulation behind J&J's $9 billion prepackaged bankruptcy plan.
Eminent Domain Law
November 01, 2024
Public Purpose Challenge to Condemnation Rejected
Fifth Circuit Remands Recording Labels' Copyright Suit Against ISP
November 01, 2024
A federal appeals court departed from five sister circuits determining damages in a copyright infringement case, taking a position the Copyright Alliance called "a cruel joke."
Watch Out, GCs — Regulators Using FCPA to Probe for Bribery
November 01, 2024
Many countries where American companies do business have an array of business practices and customs that might be frowned upon in this country, but whether they cross the sometimes-blurry lines of legality isn't always clear. The club enforcers wield is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
How Secure Is Your Firm's AI System?
November 01, 2024
What Law Firms Need to Know Before Trusting AI Systems with Confidential Information As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize industries, the legal profession is no exception. Every authority agrees about the transformative impact AI is having on legal services. As law firms and corporate legal departments adopt AI technologies to streamline their practices, they must face the inevitable question: How secure are these AI systems?
Players On the Move
November 01, 2024
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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