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Cannabis
Is Legal Marijuana Headed for the Garden State?
Robert Schiappacasse, co-chair of the cannabis industry practice group at Sills Cummis & Gross, discusses the effects of potential new recreational marijuana laws in New Jersey.
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Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Bankruptcy Claims & Protections
The Bankruptcy Code is a powerful tool for debtors in assuming or rejecting unexpired issues in commercial real estate.
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GCs Must Ask Hard Questions to Get in Front of Potential Product/Service Claims
Here are five tips from Sills mass tort co-chair James E. Tyrrell, Jr. on anticipating claims, and five more on building a proactive institutional framework. CCBJ: What does it mean to get ahead of the curve in the context of large-scale litigation? Jim Tyrrell: There are five factors in-...
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Caveat Emptor – Did You Just Buy Constructive Knowledge of a Defect?
The discovery rule in construction defect cases may sound straightforward, but it can be an amorphous concept. The issues faced by purchasers of existing properties can be daunting, with concerns about financing, return on investment and building quality coming to the fore. However, purchasers...
Read MoreInsurance Coverage & Recovery
Avrahami v. Commissioner: Good News or Bad News? It Depends
A reminder that a captive insurance arrangement cannot be reverse-engineered without a focus on providing insurance as it’s commonly understood. On August 17, 2017, the U.S. Tax Court decided Avrahami v. Commissioner, a “Division Opinion” by Tax Court Judge Mark Holmes, and...
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The Unhealthy State of Healthcare
Sills Cummis & Gross insolvency specialist Andrew H. Sherman discusses an industry plagued with uncertainty and struggling to get back on its feet. His remarks have been edited for length and style. CCBJ: As chair of your firm’s Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization practice...
Read MoreFour Likely Implications from TC Heartland: The Supreme Court’s decision on venue in patent litigation could shake things up
Who would have thought that the question of where venue lies in a patent infringement action could generate so much buzz among lawyers? But it has. The U.S. Supreme Court’s May decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands held that, under the patent venue statute, a domestic...
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