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National Law Journal

Dykema Bolts On DC Insurance Litigation Boutique Loss, Judge & Ward

Midwest-based Dykema Gossett will double the size of its Washington presence with the deal—and also gain a longtime counsel to the Commission on Presidential Debates.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Don Hayden Balances Opening a New Firm With International Arbitration and LGBTQ Advocacy

Following stints with both Baker McKenzie and Berger Singerman, Hayden started his own firm, Mark Migdal & Hayden, and has repeatedly taken up litigation aimed at increasing protections for LGBTQ individuals.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Price Hikes and Spikes and the Antitrust Laws

Nearly four years ago, “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli made headlines after his pharmaceutical company raised the price of the brand name drug Daraprim…
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Skechers Investor Sues Board in Del. Faulting Disclosure of Costs

A derivative suit filed Tuesday in Delaware federal court accused the directors of Skechers USA Inc. of hiding skyrocketing operational costs from investors at a time when the company was experiencing rapid growth in international sales.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Commercial Rent Control: Back Again?

As retail vacancies have multiplied in New York City in recent years, some in the City Council have advocated for the reconsideration of commercial rent control, as set out in a proposed piece of legislation, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act. This article provides a brief, non-technical review of the bill and the legal and practical hurdles it faces if enacted.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

University of Miami to Host Class Action & Complex Litigation Forum

The keynote speaker is David Boies, founder and chair of Boies Schiller Flexner.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Court Finds Lender Has No Security Interest in FAR Bonus

The New York County Supreme Court's decision in 'CB Frontier v. Wilmington Trust, N.A.' to grant summary judgment holding that the floor area ratio bonus was not collateral under the mortgage surprised many in the commercial real estate community. While the decision has been appealed to the Appellate Division, the current decision raises areas of concern for lenders, and could lead borrowers (and lenders) to more closely scrutinize their existing loan documents to see if they will support a claim that a FAR bonus is not collateral under the mortgage.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Arbitration and Mediation for Young Lawyers: An Introduction to the Alternative

Young advocates would be remiss in not familiarizing themselves with the ever-expanding world of ADR.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Slights Greenlights Shareholders' Challenge to $256M Buyout of Telecom Firm

The ruling refused the Tangoe board's motion to dismiss a shareholder class action from former Tangoe investors who claim they were shortchanged in the company's April 2017 sale to Marlin Equity Partners.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

In Fight Over Palm Restaurant IP Licensing, a $120M Judgment--and a Fractured Family

In 2012, the Palm's prized intellectual property—its trademarks, service marks and design elements, including its robust menu and caricature-filled walls—became the fighting ground for a legal dispute between long-connected families. Now, an important state Supreme Court bench trial decision has settled the dispute, at least for the time being.
9 minute read

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