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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Elvis Presley Estate In Legal Battle With Sony Over Royalties
The estate of rock legend Elvis Presley is currently involved in a legal dispute with a subsidiary of Sony Music in Germany over foreign royalties. “This month, the 4-year-old legal…
Energy & the Law
Another Chesapeake Post-Production Deduction Case
The result was like others we've seen. Lessors Win. These wells are in Johnson and Tarrant County, Texas. Lessee Chesapeake Exploration sells to affiliate Chesapeake Marketing through affiliate-operator Chesapeake Operating. Plaintiffs…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Stevie Wonder In Battle Over Royalties With Widow Of Long Time Lawyer
Stevie Wonder is being sued by the widow of his long time attorney in federal court over royalties that are supposed to be paid to the lawyer's heirs. The dispute…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Russia Considers Plans To Bury Tsar Nicholas II’s Heirs
This past Friday Russia has announced plans to finally bury the two children of Tsar Nicholas II, Alexie and Maria, with their family in St. Petersburg. According to a government…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Fifth District Court of Appeals: Failure to Pay Royalties Not Ground for Forfeiture of the Lease
By Ilya Batikov
In Armstrong v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. (Aug. 14, 2015), Ohio’s Fifth District Court of Appeals dismissed a suit by landowners seeking cancellation of an oil and gas lease for non-payment…
From Briefs to Books
The Secret Chord – by Geraldine Brooks
King David is a biblical icon about whom we actually know very little. If you want to experience (first hand) the highs and lows of King David in a way you…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Settlement Reached In Jimi Hendrix Family Dispute
The legal conflict between Jimi Hendrix’s brother, Leon Hendrix, and his adopted sister, Janie Hendrix, has been resolved. Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., which is controlled by Janie Hendrix, has made a…
ContractsProf Blog
SCOTUS decision on the Spiderman Contract
Given the major U.S. Supreme Court opinions that were released last week, it's no surprise that the one involving contracts, Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, didn't make the headlines. The…
The Contingency
Supreme Court Commits Lese Majeste
Inertia Sir Isaac Newton's first law of motion holds that a body at rest will start moving only if a big enough outside force acts on it. Newton's law governs in the…
Law Trends
Patent Licenses (Still) Cannot Extend Beyond the Term of a Patent’s Expiration. But Look at What You Can Do in Tech Licenses.
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
The hard and fast rule in patent licensing is that demanding patent royalties for a patent that has expired is void against public policy. That was the rule established a…