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Unforeseen Consequences for Bankruptcy Practice In CARES Act

Sourav Chaudhuri & Gregory Plotko

This article highlights several of these outcomes and discrepancies of the CARES Act stimulus package, including how accepting crisis funding could lead to a company becoming more distressed, how bankruptcy courts are inconsistently ruling on the ability for Chapter 11 debtors to receive PPP loans and how changes to the Bankruptcy Code altered the rights of equity holders and debtholders.

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CA Appeals Court Rules Hobbs & Shaw Film Dispute Must Be Heard By Court Image

CA Appeals Court Rules Hobbs & Shaw Film Dispute Must Be Heard By Court

Alaina Lancaster

Universal City Studios will have to settle a contract dispute with a producer from the Fast & Furious movie franchise in court after a California appeals court ruled the entertainment company could not enforce an arbitration agreement.

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Co-ops and Condominiums

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Fine for Refusal to Remove Dogs Upheld Under Business Judgment Rule

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Alice and Incongruity In PTAB Appeals

James W. Soong

This article discusses the significant contrast between consideration of issues related to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Int'l in prosecution and their resolution by the PTAB.

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New York's Commercial Lease Defenses to Paying Rent

Adam Leitman Bailey & Dov Treiman

Few landlords and commercial tenants have been completely immune from the governmentally imposed economic shutdown and COVID-19's wrath. Not including what may have been negotiated in a commercial lease, there are three traditional theories under which commercial tenants could seek to assert entitlement to forgiveness of their rent.

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IP News

Howard Shire & Shaleen Patel

Federal Circuit Modifies Facebook IPR Joinder Ruling District Court: Stipulation of Noninfringement Does Not Preclude Post-Remand Finding of Infringement

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Development

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Development Consistent With Zoning Ordinance Did Not Require Referral to ZBA Development Agreement Constituted Impermissible Contract Zoning

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COVID Shutdown Orders vs. Statutory Rent Obligations

Brett S. Theisen & Mark B. Conlan

Even though payment of post-petition rent under a nonresidential lease (prior to rejection) has historically been an absolute requirement, bankruptcy courts, as courts of equity, have the ability during these extraordinary times to take a more flexible approach. This clearly is an evolving trend that should continue for at least the duration of the pandemic and perhaps beyond, as bankruptcy judges and practitioners seek out creative and unique responses to difficult issues.

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Particularized Pleading of Underlying Illegal Acts in the Second Circuit

Steven Paradise & Matthew Catalano

Gamm v. Sanderson Farms, establishes a high burden for a plaintiff to plead adequately failure to disclose illegal conduct — regardless of how much circumstantial evidence a plaintiff is able to amass or how much news coverage the alleged conduct attracts.

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Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property Executory Contracts

Michael H. Strub Jr.

The economic impact of the pandemic has been catastrophic. For many companies, intellectual property are significant assets, and counsel for these businesses, as well as counsel for their creditors, licensees and licensors, will need to understand these issues that arise to avoid pitfalls and take full advantage of opportunities to exploit the full value of a company's IP for the benefit of their clients.

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