Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Attorney Wearing Two Hats Makes a Bigger Malpractice Target The novel issue is whether the unauthorized practice of law -- an attorney doing transactions in a state where he is not admitted -- can be more than an ethical violation that warrants discipline. Is it also a separate wrong for which damages can be recovered? 11:08:05 AM

CA: Old CC&R's lead to lawsuit The property owners are claiming CC and Rs drafted in the 1960s to regulate Burlingame’s industrial area prohibit the housing of animals. The PHS is arguing that the group is trying to narrowly interpret the agreement in a way that isn’t allowed by the document that governs the agreement, said PHS President Ken White. 11:03:50 AM

PA: Owns land, building, but not air? Welcome to land development in 21st-century Philadelphia. As developer Joe Federman has learned, the "air rights" above a property do not necessarily become yours when you buy the land and buildings. 10:59:52 AM

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