ArticleWhat's In A Name? (Part 1)Titling assets correctly is an essential part of a successful estate plan.United StatesFamily and MatrimonialSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleCopyright And The Fictional CharacterProvided they are sufficiently unique, fictional characters can be protected as ‘derivative works' separately from the stories they are featured in. United StatesIntellectual PropertySmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleProtecting Kobe Bryant's Common Law Rights In "Black Mamba"Retired Los Angeles Lakers team member, Kobe Bryant, one of the best to ever play the game of basketball, has long been referred to by the nickname "Black Mamba."United StatesIntellectual PropertySmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleSupreme Court Hears Arguments On On-Sale BarDoes a secret sale of a patented invention that occurred before the filing of a patent application count as invalidating prior art? United StatesIntellectual PropertySmith Gambrell & Russell
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ArticleWill The Supreme Court Clarify The Standard For Awarding Attorneys' Fees Under §505 Of The Copyright Act?The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to address the standards to be applied in awarding attorney's fees under 17 U.S.C.§505 of the Copyright Act.United StatesIntellectual PropertySmith Gambrell & Russell
Article"Reasonable Expectations" Meets "Res Ipsa Loquitur" At The Boqueria Soho: Bone Of Legal Contention–Tapas Dish With Steak & Piquillo Pepper ConfitOn September 23, 2016, Yassaman Kazemi was dining at Boqueria Soho, LLC. She ordered a tapas dish with sirloin steak and piquillo pepper confit.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleUsing Personal Email Accounts For Co-Op Business Is A Very Bad IdeaFor many co-op and condo board members, email is the default means of communication. Most people have two accounts: a personal one that may also contain family, medical and financial information;United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSmith Gambrell & Russell
Article"Wrong Way" Biker Hits "Jay-Walker" On E. 55th: NY Law And NYC Reg Collide Btw. Lex. And ThirdA deliveryman drives his bicycle against traffic on a one way street. A pedestrian crosses in the middle of the block. The biker hits the jay- walker. Litigation ensues. Both violated the law. Who is at fault?United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleNew HIPAA Privacy Protections For Reproductive Health Care Records Impact Plan SponsorsRecent amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule strengthening the rule's protections for reproductive health care records require group health plan sponsors to update their HIPAA compliance...United StatesPrivacySmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleAre Sole Source Specifications Enforceable?A sole source specification restricts a bidder to providing materials, equipment, or labor, from one source. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleHidden Issues In Commercial Property AcquisitionsThere are various issues that may arise in connection with commercial property acquisitions that are not typically addressed in the standard form of Contract of Sale. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticlePractice Tip-A Costly Error Many Landlords Make When Leasing To A Cellular Carrier-Why The Restoration Clause Is Essential In A Cell Site LeaseI recently received a phone call from a man who lived on twenty-four acres of raw land in rural Michigan.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleStatutory Changes Affecting Cooperatives And Condominium Unit OwnersThe sweeping changes in New York's rent laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed into law on June 14, 2019,United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleStrategies You Need To Know For Negotiating Cell Site LeasesWireless communication is one of the most important and fastest growing sectors of the national economy.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell
Article2015 Decree Collides With 1896 Deed In Ogdensburg: Canon Law Confronts And Trumps The Common LawReal property "quiet title" actions often force the Court to apply contemporary facts to complicated legal distinctions raised by controverted century-old documents. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleMassachusetts Expands Parental Leave Rights for All EmployeesThe Massachusetts Parental Leave Act ("PLA") recently expanded to provide parental leave rights to all employees regardless of gender. United StatesEmployment and HRSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleDon't Block My View Of Central Park!It's not only the sleek new condominium towers rising along Billionaires' Row that offer priceless views of Central ParkUnited StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleYellowstone Meets Executive Order 202.28 At Bedford Ave.The legal issues and challenges arising from Governor Cuomo's Executive Order 202.28, staying proceedings based on non-payment of rent..United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSmith Gambrell & Russell