Duane Morris LLP

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Duane Morris LLP, one of the 100 largest law firms in the world, is a full-service law firm with more than 700 attorneys in 24 offices in the United States and internationally, and offers innovative solutions to the legal and business challenges presented by today's evolving global markets.

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Property Tax Appeals May Help Take the Sting out of Double-digit Vacancy Rates in New Jersey
Drew K. Kapur, September 2, 2011
Once-sanguine projections of recovery have given way to less-favorable economic forecasts. According to Colliers International, "Regional market conditions were flat during the second quarter of 2011. Similar to the trends during the second quarter of 2010 when stock market volatility impacted...

Appeals Court Distinguishes Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitration Clauses Barring Class-action Suits
Sheila Raftery Wiggins, August 4, 2011
The New Jersey Appellate Division ruled—despite the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion—that binding arbitration clauses in consumer contracts that bar class-action suits still may be subject to challenge if they are poorly worded and contain...

U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Stringent Test for General Jurisdiction over Foreign Manufacturers
Sharon L. Caffrey,James J. "J." Ferrelli,Paul M. da Costa, July 5, 2011
In Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, decided on June 27, 2011, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the distinction between general and specific jurisdiction, holding that certain foreign subsidiaries of tire manufacturer Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ("Goodyear...

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