A lease is granted by an Intermediate landlord for 999 years. The freeholder is a party to the lease but his only covenant is to insure the building. A deed of variation is to be granted to the tenant giving a right to use a storage cage, and various...

For many midsize law firms, the choice between growing organically and growing through lateral hires is not an easy one. Growing from within is certainly an attractive option from both an economic and cultural perspective. Firms that wait for associates...

On July 13, 2007, a foggy day on the Pacific coast, plaintiff Brian Stacy, a fishing boat captain, was trolling for salmon on his fishing boat along with several other boats. At 5 P.M., his radar picked up a freighter one mile away, headed towards his...

In 1977, plaintiff Pennwalt Corporation, which manufactured an athlete's foot remedy, became unhappy with the comparative advertising claims made by defendant Plough, Inc. ("Plough") with respect to its athlete's foot remedy. The parties...

This case arose from an action of ejectment, in which both parties claimed title to certain property. Defendants claimed title under a sale by virtue of what was referred to as a distress warrant, issued by the solicitor of the treasury under an act of...

Plaintiff contractor filed a claim for damages for a breach of the parties’ contract. They had entered into a contract whereby the contractor agreed to perform earth work, including the installation of a gravel driveway, on the landowner's property...

Defendant David Friedlen worked for plaintiff Runzheimer International, Ltd. ("Runzheimer") for more than 15 years when Runzheimer required all employees, including Friedlen, to sign restrictive covenants. Runzheimer gave Friedlen two weeks...

Plaintiff corporation closed one of its supermarkets in a downtown area and then sold the property to a merchant, who then sold the property to defendant city. Defendant then leased the property to another company, which operated a supermarket at the...

In 2013, a law firm ("Firm") sought to perform debt collection services for defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in New York and New Jersey. The Firm's small New Jersey office did not meet Wells Fargo's audit standards, and according to...

Garmin International, Inc., and Garmin USA, Inc. sought inter partes review of all 20 claims of a patent held by petitioner Cuozzo, asserting, among other things, that claim 17 was obvious in light of three prior patents. The Patent Office agreed to review...