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On July 1, 2019, Chapter 558, Florida Statutes, will be amended to add section 558.004(1)(d), which states:  “A notice of claim served pursuant to this chapter shall not toll any statute of repose period under chapter 95.” In adding 558.004(1)(d), it...By: Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

On June 10, Governor Abbott signed House Bill 2569 (the “Bill”), relating to condominium unit boundaries. For more than a decade, Texas builders and developers have used the condominium process to create “detached” condominiums....By: Winstead PC

As any seasoned developer knows, condominium development projects involve a delicate interplay between the developer, unit owners, the condo association, and the lenders that fund construction and acquisition costs. Last month, the Appeals Court...By: Conn Kavanaugh

Antitrust- 10 Attorneys General Sue to Enjoin Merger of Major Wireless Phone Companies- 10 AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James and California AG Xavier Becerra, filed a lawsuit to enjoin T-Mobile US, Inc. and its parent company (collectively,...By: Cozen O'Connor

In some transactions, such as those involving the acquisition of a business, the deal may be documented through a primary contract and subsidiary agreements that are referenced in, or even attached as Exhibits to, the primary. While there is nothing...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

On June 6, 2019, Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choice Act received Royal Assent. The Bill includes extensive amendments to legislation related to housing development in Ontario, including substantial changes to the planning and appeal process,...By: Dentons

Intellectual Property – Copyright - Copyright Act Does Not Apply to Proposed Sale of Allegedly Unlawful Copy of Sculpture to US Buyer Because All Relevant Conduct Occurred Outside the US and No Infringing “Predicate Act” Otherwise Exists....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld a provision in a merger agreement that prevented the buyer from using privileged emails between the seller and its attorneys in post-closing litigation. The decision, in Shareholder Representative...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Two bills currently wending their way through the New York State Assembly and Senate, if enacted, would significantly increase the nature and amount of damages that could be awarded to plaintiffs in wrongful death actions filed in New York. Wrongful...By: Wilson Elser

The world’s largest medical device manufacturer, Medtronic, Inc. – based in Minnesota –  recently announced that many of its implanted cardiac defibrillators use an unencrypted wireless program that could allow computer hackers to change the...By: Gross McGinley LLP