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HUD Proposes Changes to Home Mortgage Process
New York Real Estate Law Reporter
On March 14, 2008, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published its 'Proposed Rule to Simplify and Improve the Process of Obtaining Mortgages and Reduce Consumer Settlement Costs.' If this Rule takes effect, it would drastically change the way residential mortgage transactions are conducted.

Legislation to Fight Global IP Piracy
Entertainment Law & Finance
To paraphrase a line from a favorite song, you don’t always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) almost certainly did not get all that it wanted when the House of Representatives passed the Pro IP Act in May. What remains to be seen is whether the RIAA and other proponents of the legislation will get what they claim to need — or anything at all.

Expand Your Confidentiality Clause
Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy
Confidentiality clauses are a common component of real estate management agreements, agency agreements, leases and many other agreements relating to commercial property. Nevertheless, they can leave parties with the uneasy feeling that comes from dealing with the unknown.

A Primer on Counterfeit Products: What Should A Company Consider?
LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy
What duty, if any, do companies have to police the marketplace and protect consumers against dangers arising from counterfeits? These counterfeits, a number of which are manufactured in China, are generally of a much lower quality and are manufactured without appropriate QA/QC mechanisms that many large companies have in place.

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The KPMG Tax Shelter Case and the Right Against Self-Incrimination
In a much anticipated opinion, the Second Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of an indictment against 13 former partners and employees of the accounting firm KPMG, who were charged with creating fraudulent tax shelters. United States v. Stein. This article discusses the case in depth.

New DOJ Guidelines on Prosecuting Businesses
After much pressure from the defense bar, the judiciary and Congress, the DOJ issued new guidelines on prosecuting businesses on Aug. 28, 2008. A close look at the fine print, however, shows that not much has changed.

Reducing White-Collar Sentences Through the Second Chance Act
An analysis of the Second Chance Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-199, 122 Stat. 657 (2008), which provides opportunities for white-collar offenders to reduce the amount of time spent in prison.

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