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New Accounting Standard Moves Closer to Conclusion
September 29, 2010
The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are jointly working on a replacement for the current lease accounting standards, FAS 13 and IAS 17, that will be followed by all companies worldwide.
Defending NJ Class Actions
September 29, 2010
Companies defending consumer product class actions in New Jersey have received additional support for fighting these proliferating claims. A Look at <i>Nafar v. Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc.</i>
The Basics of Pension Damages
September 29, 2010
Pension benefits can account for 50% or more of the damages in a wrongful death or injury matter. This article presents an overview of the basic types of pensions and some issues that arise in determining lost pension benefits.
Supreme Court Adopts Nerve Center Test for Corporate Citizenship
September 29, 2010
An in-depth analysis of the Supreme Court ruling in <i>Hertz Corp.</i>
Real Property Law
September 29, 2010
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Landlord & Tenant
September 29, 2010
Analysis of recent key decisions.
Development
September 29, 2010
Recent decisions of note.
Index
September 29, 2010
A complete, easy-to-use listing of what's inside the newsletter.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
September 29, 2010
The most important recent rulings.
Transfer Fee Covenants in New York?
September 29, 2010
It should not be surprising that in a weak real estate market, developers would seek new sources of revenue. One recent source has generated controversy across the country ' requiring buyers to agree, for themselves and their assigns, to pay a fee upon each resale of the property. These transfer fee covenants raise a number of practical problems, not the least of which is the underlying legal question: Are they enforceable?

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