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Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2013, previously published on April 25, 2013 In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., No. 10-1491, 2013 WL 1628935 (U.S. Apr. 17, 2013), the Supreme Court of the United States addressed the circuit split that arose following the 2010 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.,...
| | Appropriate Appropriation: Second Circuit Holds That Commentary on Original Work Unnecessary for Fair Use Defense, Only Transformative Quality Required
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Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2013, previously published on April 29, 2013 In Cariou v. Prince, No. 11-1197-cv (2d Cir. Apr. 25, 2013), an opinion with significant importance for the art world, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified what is required for a defendant’s entitlement to the “fair use” defense to a claim of copyright...
| | "Actually, Someone Knows You are a Dog"-- the Chinese Regulation Efforts on Private Data Protection
Ling Zhang; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." First published in The New Yorker on July 5, 1993, this widely known and recognized saying has been quoted many times to describe the anonymous feature of Internet. However, now this description has been drifting from the truth.
| | Considerations For International Clients Who Intend to Buy A Home In the U.S.
Amy L. McEvoy; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2013, previously published on April 22, 2013 International buyers invested $82.5 billion in U.S. residential real estate (4.8% of total U.S. sales) according to the most recent survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors for the 12 month period ending with March 2012. According to that survey, the top states in the U.S. for...
| | Delaware Chancery Court Decisions Highlight That a "Crucial Difference" In Analyzing Director Liability For "Bad Faith" In the Context of an M&A Sales Process Is the Seriousness of the Bidder
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Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2013, previously published on April 23, 2013 Two decisions earlier this year by the Delaware Court of Chancery in which the Court (Noble, V.C.) reached opposite conclusions on the divergent facts before it, serve to highlight that determining whether a bidder is “serious” in its pursuit of the target is a key factor in analyzing a...
| | Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Preclusive Effect of Non-Delaware Dismissals and Rejects Irrebuttable Presumption That a Derivative Plaintiff Who Fails to Conduct a Section 220 Inspection Is an Inadequate Representative
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Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2013, previously published on April 23, 2013 In Pyott v. Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System, No. 380, 2012, 2013 WL 1364695 (Del. Apr. 4, 2013), the Delaware Supreme Court held the Delaware Court of Chancery erred in refusing to dismiss a derivative complaint nearly identical to one brought by different stockholders...
| | New Disability Access Law Imposes Notification Requirements For Commercial Leases
Lydia Lake, Pamela L. Westhoff; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 22, 2013 On July 1, 2013, pursuant to newly enacted California Civil Code Section 1938, owners of commercial real property must state on every lease form or rental agreement whether the property leased has undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (commonly referred to as a “CASp”)...
| | FCC Considers Proposal To Lift 25% Cap On Indirect Foreign Investment In Broadcast Licensees
Douglas A. "Drew" Svor, Brian D. Weimer; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 23, 2013 In August 2012, the Coalition for Broadcast Investment (“CBI”), a group comprising national broadcast networks, radio and television station licensees, and community and consumer organizations, filed a letter with the FCC requesting clarification of the foreign ownership rules contained...
| | No Relief Under CCP Section 473 For Missed Filing Deadline In CEQA Challenge
Daniel P. Bane; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 22, 2013 In Alliance for the Protection of the Auburn Community Environment v. County of Placer, the California Court of Appeal for the Third District considered plaintiff and appellant Alliance for the Protection of the Auburn Community Environment's ("Alliance") appeal from trial court's...
| | Claims Trading From The Inside Out: Ninth Circuit BAP Holds That A Non-Insider Claimant's Vote On A Plan Is Not Discounted Merely Because The Claimant Purchased Its Claim From An Insider
Michael M. Lauter; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 22, 2013, previously published on April 18, 2013 In an unpublished decision in In re The Village at Lakeridge, LLC, BAP Nos. NV-12-1456 and NV-12-1474 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Apr. 5, 2013), the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held that a vote on a plan of reorganization submitted by a non-insider claimant is not to be...
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