Upcoming Event
October 01, 2016
TexasBarCLE 26th Annual Entertainment Law Institute<br>Austin, TX, Nov. 3-4, 2016
Verdicts
October 01, 2016
Analysis of a case in which it was ruled that a bankruptcy trustee can seek med-mal damages .
The 'Gray Divorce' Phenomenon
October 01, 2016
An 82-year-old client recently requested a divorce from her husband of 57 years. When asked why, she responded, "I want to live a little before I die." And she is far from the only one.
Cross-Border Leasing
October 01, 2016
Court-appointed receivers typically assume control over all of a debtor's property, including the debtor's leased equipment. The receivership order will also typically grant the receiver a priority charge over the debtor's assets in order to secure the receivers' fees and other costs. This is sometimes a point of contention with equipment financiers who would rather have their equipment excluded from the receivership.
Real Property Law
October 01, 2016
A case in which a mortgagee claimed that the statute of limitations barred enforcement of the mortgage.
Second Department Explores Scope of Conservation Easement
October 01, 2016
The conservation easement has become a common mechanism for achieving a variety of preservation objectives. Occasionally, however, disputes arise about the easement's scope: What remaining uses can the grantor of the easement make of the underlying fee interest?
3D Printing and Product Liability in the U.S. and UK
October 01, 2016
The potential for product liability claims concerning objects created via 3D printing is obvious. Last month, the authors discussed some of these. Now, they look at how the law is developing in two countries ' the United States and Great Britain ' as their legal systems attempt to assign liability to the correct actors.
