If you are an investor buying a leased property, you are undoubtedly looking to the rental income as the return on your investment, in addition to the appreciation in the value of the property that is ...

In the majority decision, the court clarified that assignor estoppel will only apply when the principle of fair dealing is involved. In situations where fair dealing is not in play, assignor estoppel ...

Q: I recently closed on my condo purchase. I signed a form called an estoppel certificate. The closer didn’t really explain well what it was. What is it that I signed? A: An estoppel certificate is a ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The Supreme Court on Tuesday narrowed the doctrine of patent assignor estoppel, which prohibits an inventor from assigning a ...

In their Commercial Division update, Thomas Hall and Judith Archer discuss how recent decisions have routinely applied tax estoppel where appropriate, but also have highlighted limitations to the ...

Federal Circuit has expanded the equitable doctrine too far, a 5-4 majority rules. Employees ought to be able to join new companies without undermining potential patent defenses, Justice Elena Kagan ...

The doctrine of collateral estoppel can assist parties facing costly litigation. Robert Berezin and Carmen Bremer consider how it can be invoked in patent disputes Collateral estoppel can be used to ...