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Condo hotels, the industry's hot new segment, have been given prominent billing at virtually every hotel conference in the past three years. The writing on the subject, however, can seem dense and confusing to the uninitiated. This article provides a...

Most people know that software, movies, and music are protected against unauthorized copying by U.S. copyright laws. But since at least 1990, constructing habitable buildings from architectural plans is also considered to be "copying" the plans, and...

I. introduction: Prejudgment remedies A. Prejudgment remedies may be used to secure a nonresident defendant's assets in the United States to allow for enforcement of a judgment which may be later obtained in pending litigation not only in forum liti...

Depending on the type of transaction, a letter of intent has many other names, including term sheet, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, binder, and commitment letter. Regardless of the name, the function is the same: to outline th...

It is often assumed that if a taxpayer receives cash in a tax-free exchange, the cash must be boot. It can be quite frustrating when a replacement property-lender requires that reserves be funded at closing, and funding those reserves with cash crea...

This article was published in the Summer 2004 edition of the Oregon State Bar's Litigation Journal. One of the keys to an effective and persuasive trial presentation is to reduce, if not eliminate, the need to provide a proper foundation for the adm...