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Landlord & Tenant
February 28, 2015
Several key rulings are discussed.
Obama Calls for Industry's Cooperation On Cybersecurity
February 28, 2015
President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Feb. 13 promoting information-sharing between the private sector and the government in an effort to combat the rising number of security hacks and data breaches.
In the Spotlight: Credit Tenant Lease Financing
February 28, 2015
While credit tenant loans represent a relatively small scope of overall financing transactions, they are a noteworthy addition to the finance realm due to their creative structures and strong performance. As various financial sources predict that the commercial real estate finance sector is expected to continue on its upward swing, there is a sense that a wider breath of financing structures will be attractive to lenders.
Cybersecurity Practices Booming In Era of the Breach
February 28, 2015
The cybersecurity woes of companies like Target and Sony in 2014 and Anthem last month have meant a busy start to 2015 for law firm data-privacy and security practices.
Castle Defense
February 28, 2015
The battle over expert testimony on patent damages harkens back to the middle ages when would-be attackers developed new strategies for laying siege to a castle, defensive counter-measures were developed to thwart those siege tactics. As plaintiffs have introduced expert testimony based on novel patent damages theories, defendants have asked courts to fulfill their gatekeeping role by preventing certain types of expert testimony from reaching the jury.
Franchisor Wins IP Dispute
February 28, 2015
In bankruptcy, the debtor is entitled to reject (not perform) burdensome contracts. For franchise agreements that contain trademark licenses, the effects of rejection are decided on a case-by-case basis. Sometimes the licensees of the trademarks can continue to use the trademarks over the objection of the franchisor and sometimes not. This issue arose in the Crumbs Bake Shop case in connection with the sale of its assets.
Time Tracker by eBillity
February 28, 2015
For more than a decade we tracked our lawyers' time and generated bills using various iterations of Sage Timeslips, which ran on a backend server tucked away in our office. But over the last several years, we noticed Timeslips began to slow down. It reached the point that time tracking and billing, an unpleasant and time-consuming distraction at the best of times, became far more painful than it needed to be.
<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> FTC Cracks Down on Online Reviews
February 27, 2015
A company that touted its online reviews without mentioning that it gave customers who wrote them a discount settled deceptive advertising charges with the Federal Trade Commission on Feb. 27.
<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Ninth Circuit Agrees to Revisit Ruling in Model Rape Case
February 27, 2015
With urging from Facebook, Craigslist, eBay and others, the Ninth Circuit has agreed to reconsider a controversial ruling about website operators' duty to warn about potential harm by third parties.
<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Troll or Copyright Crusader? Freeplay Trades Lawsuits with YouTube Giants
February 27, 2015
A week after being labelled a 'troll' for allegedly extorting licensing fees from businesses that manage YouTube video channels, the music publisher Freeplay Music Inc. showed it's nowhere near backing down from enforcing its copyrights.

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