60http://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Real-Estate-Law/A-Property-Owner-Has-No-Constitutional-Right-to-Stop-the-Construction-of-a-Neighboring-Home-that-Obstructs-Her-Water-View If a local zoning code does not protect the water view from your home from obstruction by the construction of a “McMansion”, can you turn to the federal courts for relief? A federal...Ted ZwayerSun, 09 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Corporate-Law/The-Right-to-an-Accounting-in-Disputes-among-Members-or-During-Dissolution-of-LLCs The right to an accounting by a partner during disputes or at the dissolution of a partnership had long been recognized. The right of a member of a limited liability company (LLC) to an accounting...Ted ZwayerFri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:03 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Corporate-Law/Common-Ownership-of-Sister-Corporations-Does-Not-Permit-Piercing-Corporate-Veil-of-One-Corporation-in-Order-to-Reach-Insurance-Policy-of-Second-Corporation In law school we are taught the sanctity of the corporate veil; that one of the purposes of the corporate structure is to protect the owners/shareholders of corporations from personal liability....Ted ZwayerWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:53:19 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Real-Estate-Law/Residential-Real-Estate-Closing-and-Settlement-Fees-for-Non-Existent-Services-are-Prohibited-under-RESPA A federal judge has ruled against an increasingly common practice of real estate brokers in Vicki Busby v. JRHBW Realty, Inc. , 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41720 (N.D. Ala., Apr. 20, 2009). The...Ted ZwayerMon, 06 Jul 2009 21:37:28 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Litigation/Ask-Lambda-Legal When President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, he talked not only about her broad legal experience and distinguished career, but also about the importance of empathy –...Kevin CathcartTue, 23 Jun 2009 12:25:25 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Litigation/California-Supreme-Court-Upholds-Same-Sex-Marriage-Ban On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court, in Strauss v. Horton , 2009 Cal. LEXIS 4626 (Cal. May 26, 2009), upheld Proposition 8, which was approved by the voters last fall and banned same-sex...Ted ZwayerThu, 28 May 2009 22:40:54 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Domestic-Relations/Property-Distribution-in-a-Community-Property-State If you live in one of the nine community property states, property is not necessarily distributed equitably in a divorce action. Instead, marital property must be characterized as either community or separate prior to any distribution.Tida WaschWed, 27 May 2009 08:51:17 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Litigation/President-Obama-Selects-Judge-Sonia-Sotomayor-a-Judge-with-a-Common-Touch-and-Extensive-Judicial-Experience-to-Replace-Justice-Souter-on-the-Supreme-Court Last Saturday, President Barack Obama said that he wanted a Supreme Court nominee that had a “common touch” and empathy, who could “stand in somebody else's shoes and see through their eyes and get a sense of how the law might work or not work in practical day-to-day living." Ted ZwayerTue, 26 May 2009 22:13:18 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Commercial-Law/Practical-Tips-for-Closing-the-Deal "Closing" a transaction is one of the most important duties performed by a junior business attorney. A transaction is considered closed when all requisite documents...ABA YLD 101 SeriesTue, 05 May 2009 09:40:10 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Fundamentals-of-Intellectual-Property-Law/The-Constitutionality-of-Anti-Bootlegging-Legislation In an Emerging Issues Analysis, Professor David Nimmer offers a comprehensive examination of constitutional challenges to the anti-bootlegging provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act: 17 U.S.C. § 1101, creating civil liability for bootlegging live musical performances, and 18 U.S.C. 2319A, imposing criminal liability for the same activity. The author, who lectures widely in the copyright arena, begins:  David NimmerWed, 08 Apr 2009 13:37:00 GMT