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Real Property Law
August 01, 2019
Cancellation of Satisfaction Denied<br>Questions About Meeting of Minds<br>Statute of Limitations Bars Foreclosure Action<br>Merger Doctrine<br>Unjust Enrichment<br>Mortgage Acceleration Revoked<br>Deed Valid When Not Intended As Security for Mortgage Debt<br>Specific Performance Denied for Failure to Show Ability to Close
Delaware Supreme Court Theater Ruling Addresses Party's Deposition Demeanor
August 01, 2019
There are difficult depositions. Unproductive depositions. Ones where people cry or are rude or angry. And then, as the Delaware Supreme Court noted, there's Carole Shorenstein Hays. The 70-year-old Tony award-winning theater producer's behavior during her deposition prompted the Delaware Supreme Court to issue a 20-page addendum blasting her.
Supreme Court Rules Rejection of Trademark License Does Not Rescind Rights of Licensee
August 01, 2019
Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC The question is whether a debtor's rejection of its agreement granting a license "terminates rights of the licensee that would survive the licensor's breach under applicable nonbankruptcy law."
Voice of the Client: 9 Ways You Could Be Hindering New Business Efforts
August 01, 2019
Nine ways you may be hindering your efforts to win new legal business, and a few ideas on how subtle improvements can maximize both success and overall win rates for firms and attorneys.
Supreme Court Holds Bar Against Registration of Immoral or Scandalous Marks Violates the First Amendment
August 01, 2019
Iancu v. Brunetti The Supreme Court held the bar against registration of immoral or scandalous marks "collided" with well-established free speech doctrine, namely, that laws disadvantaging speech based on the views expressed thereby violate the First Amendment.
Eminent Domain Law
August 01, 2019
Award of Contingent Attorney's Fees
Trustee Litigation Trend: Tuition Clawback
August 01, 2019
With increasing frequency, Chapter 7 trustees are looking to insolvent parents as well as colleges and universities to avoid and recover for estate creditors payments made by insolvent debtors for the benefit of the debtors' dependents. These cases are premised on the theory that the tuition payments being made by insolvent parents for the benefit of their children are avoidable as constructively fraudulent transfers because the parents do not receive reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the payment of such tuition. Courts are divided as to whether the payment of a child's tuition provides reasonably equivalent value to the insolvent parents.
9 Ways You Could Be Hindering New Business Efforts
August 01, 2019
Nine ways you may be hindering your efforts to win new legal business, and a few ideas on how subtle improvements can maximize both success and overall win rates for firms and attorneys.
Players on the Move
August 01, 2019
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Sales Speak: Relationship Building: Systemizing Prospect Engagement
August 01, 2019
Building rapport with prospective or existing clients and referral sources requires intentional ongoing communication and patience. When relationships fail to progress, it is most often due to a lack of follow-up.

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