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Non-Monetary Defaults in Commercial Leases: A Difficult Eviction
June 01, 2020
"I want them out!" When a tenant stops paying rent, landlords usually have this reaction. But what about those tenants faithfully paying rent while breaching other provisions of the lease? This article examines the eviction of a commercial tenant for non-monetary defaults.
Putting the "Social" Back into Social Media: Helping Attorneys Connect with Others
June 01, 2020
Most attorneys are expecting social media to be a panacea to bring in new clients during this incredibly unusual time in our history. As marketing and business development professionals and coaches, we know we have to teach our attorneys that, like any other marketing and business development tactic, there is no magic bullet. But that by using social media, it will help them create attention and assist in building relationships.
Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: Ownership and Fair Use
June 01, 2020
Machine learning allows certain AI to create entirely new content based upon the materials it used to learn. In the process of creating new content, AI may create copies of copyrighted works in memory storage as a byproduct of its overall output sequence. This article explores authorship and ownership of such AI-generated content, and to what extent, if any, can copyrights be infringed upon when AI reproduces copyrighted works for machine learning.
Real Property Law
June 01, 2020
Conditional Payments Do Not Restart Statute Of Limitations On Foreclosure Action Questions of Fact About Purchasers' Good Faith In Making Mortgage Applications Questions of Fact Remain on Implied Easement Claims Presumption of Hostility Supports Adverse Possession Claim Questions of Fact Remain About County's Liability for Fuel Oil Discharge
Legal Tech: Spring 2020 E-Discovery and Privacy Case Review
June 01, 2020
This quarter's review will take a look at data in three formats: text messages, paper records and overseas email disputes.
Development
June 01, 2020
Prohibition of Advertising Sign Upheld Failure to Consider Rezoning Application Not Subject to Judicial Review
CARES Act Puts Inspectors General Back in the Spotlight
June 01, 2020
IGs have been part of the federal landscape for more than 40 years, so why all the fuss now? The answer is that they are a key element of the government's built-in mechanisms for protecting the nation's public treasury, and a relief package of this scope strongly indicates that the IGs and the new oversight bodies will spend many years scrutinizing funds spent under it.
How to Write Digital Content that Gets Read
June 01, 2020
With over 1.7 billion websites on the Internet, you might say we have a content clutter issue. Adding to the pile should be done strategically, with creativity and careful consideration of how to write digital content. This article provides a step-by-step guide for attorneys and legal professionals to follow when writing blogs, articles, legal alerts, white papers and other online content.
Open Questions Regarding Disallowance Under Section 502(d)
June 01, 2020
The intra-district divide in the Southern District of New York continued to deepen on the issue of whether claims disallowance under section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code applies to the claim or to the claimant.
"VARA-90": What Landlords Can Do to Stop the Aerosol Spread … of Graffiti Artists' Claims
June 01, 2020
How did the artists qualify for protection under the Visual Artists Rights Act, how could the owners know whether the artists had achieved "recognized stature" warranting prevention of their works' destruction, and what could the owners have done to avoid liability while retaining the right to dispose of their properties as they saw fit?

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