Online Extra: The Other Recent Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Ed Sheeran
July 01, 2023
The lion's share of attention to copyright-infringement claims against Ed Sheeran over his song of the Year "Thinking Out Loud" recently focused on the trial in New York federal court in which a jury found in Sheeran's favor in the lawsuit brought by the heirs of a co-author of the 1970s soul-song classic "Let's Get It On." But in September 2022, a related infringement suit over the same songs' matching chord progression and harmonic rhythm was allowed to go forward.
Real Property Law
July 01, 2023
Mortgagee's Action to Vacate Tax Sale Should Not Have Been Dismissed Even Though Redemption Period Had Expired
Landowner Has Right of Access Across State Lands
Part Performance Exception to Statute of Frauds Inapplicable
Emails Insufficient to Satisfy Statute of Frauds
Statute of Limitations Does Not Bar Claim to Remove Cloud on Title
Purchase Option Not Assignable
Buyer Recovers Down Payment When Seller Failed to Deliver Certificate of Occupancy
Nassau County's Recording Fees Held Excessive and Improper
Section 265-a Authorizes Rescission of Termination Agreement
Prescriptive Easement Claim Fails for Failure to Establish Hostile Use
Landlord & Tenant Law
July 01, 2023
Tenant's Failure to Restore Premises At End of Lease Constitutes Breach
Fraud Exception to Four-Year Lookback Period Inapplicable
Guaranty Clause Did Not Bind Tenant's Principal
Using the Generational Gap to Enhance Engagement
July 01, 2023
For over a decade, starting when the first millennials graduated law school, efforts to seamlessly integrate — or, perhaps in some cases, strong-arm — new hires into the law firm business model have been a source of focus; and, for many, consternation. Distinct contrasts in ways of working, personal motivators and prevailing attitudes have left many leaders frustrated and disillusioned.
Players On the Move
July 01, 2023
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Big Law Leaders Grappling With Attorney Disengagement
July 01, 2023
Unlike burnout or "quiet quitting," which arguably stemmed from mostly short-term dynamics, observers point to a collision of current and long-term trends, such as post-pandemic work and generational shifts, that have led lawyers today to be less committed to or fulfilled in the profession as they were a decade ago.
CRE Has Survived Crises In the Past and It Will Overcome This One Too
July 01, 2023
Since the 1980s, the country has been through numerous recessions and real estate crashes. Whenever these downturns or crashes occur, the distressed side of the industry, which is usually dormant until the crash occurs, rises to the challenge and mobilizes its resources to acquire, renovate, release, and sell these foreclosed and vacant properties.
