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New York Law Journal

Certified Questions to State Court

In their Second Circuit Review column, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss recent cases where certification was requested.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision Tackles Privilege Issues When Third-Party Consultant Is Involved

In her Western District Roundup, Sharon M. Porcellio discusses a recent decision in which Judge Payson tackled a seemingly routine situation that results in a complex question: What happens to attorney-client privilege when there is a third-party consultant involved in the communications?
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Will my Arbitration Agreement be Enforced?

It might depend upon which court you ask. New Jersey's state courts, in many cases, appear to have applied a more stringent standard of review than their federal counterparts.
9 minute read

International Edition

Lawyers Expect Deal Uptick as Hong Kong Changes Listing Rules

Hong Kong's stock exchange now allows applicants with dual-class share structure, altering a rule that prevented Chinese tech giant Alibaba from listing there five years ago.
3 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: GC Severance Shocker | CLOC Talk in Vegas | Scoping In-House Salary

The former general counsel of Michigan State University bagged a big payout when he resigned in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. Plus, dispatches from the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium's annual get-together in Las Vegas.
11 minute read

Legaltech News

Why the UK's 'Right to be Forgotten' Ruling Has Limited Impact

A U.K. court's ruling in NT1 v. Google and NT2 v. Google underscored how right to be forgotten determinations are unique to each individual case and country, and may likely change under the GDPR.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

No-Damages-for-Delay Provisions: How to Make them Enforceable

Under New Jersey law, certain principles of contract interpretation may limit or undermine no-damages-for-delay provisions, and some conduct may nullify even the most well-drafted clauses.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ninth Circuit Rules That a Joint Plan for Multiple Debtors Can Be Confirmed Over the Objection of All Creditors of Some (But Not All) Debtors

In her Distress Mergers and Acquisitions column, Corinne Ball writes: In 'In re Transwest Resort Properties', the Ninth Circuit expressly rejected the “per debtor” interpretation of §1129(a)(10) in favor of a “per plan” approach.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

SCOTUS: State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Class Actions Under the Securities Act of 1933

In their Corporate and Securities Litigation column, Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale discuss the history of the federal securities laws, the background to and decision in the 'Cyan' case, and the potential implications of 'Cyan' for plaintiffs, defendants, state and federal courts, and Congress.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trade and Environment—Another Chance for Reconciliation?

International Environmental Law columnist Stephen L. Kass writes: I believe both economic and political logic, as well as geopolitical concerns, will lead the United States to agree to an updated NAFTA with Mexico and Canada, to try to rejoin and modify the TPP (which has now gone into effect, in simplified form, without the United States) and eventually to resume its negotiations for an expanded trade agreement with the EU. If that happens, the question for environmentalists and environmental lawyers is whether the new agreements will provide an opportunity to improve and expand the kinds of environmental protection built into the new trade agreements.
8 minute read

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