Posted in Truck & Bus Accident
Pilot program, proposed legislation may open long-haul trucking to drivers 18 to 20. Safety groups cite data concerns. The leading cause of death among fifteen to twenty-year-olds is motor vehicle crashes. It’s the fodder of Hollywood storylines and parental worries. The stereotype of a distracted teenage driver is deeply entrenched… Continue reading
Posted in Business & Commercial Law
President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) on November 12, 2020 prohibiting “U.S. persons” from trading in securities, both in the U.S. and abroad, that finance Communist Chinese military companies (generally defined as companies owned or controlled by Chinese military or government services and supporting military services, manufacturing or… Continue reading
Posted in Business & Commercial Law
Shape of Water, the winner of Best Picture, Best Director, and other Oscars, captivating audiences around the world, has come under fire for plagiarism. The 2017 film has been accused of borrowing heavily from a 1969 play called Let Me Hear You Whisper. The infringement claims were originally dismissed by… Continue reading
Posted in Business & Commercial Law
Judges don’t always get it right, so what happens when a party of a matter believes the decision of the judge was wrong? This answer is a bit complicated in Family law cases, and often depends on what stage the case is in.
Posted in Business & Commercial Law
In 2017, a New Orleans Jazz Musician, Paul Batiste’s (“Batiste”), sued the world-renowned duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (“Macklemore”) alleging the duo copied eleven of his songs. Batiste v. Lewis, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69130, 2019 WL 1790454 (E.D. La., Apr. 23, 2019). Batiste claimed Macklemore had, without permission, digitally… Continue reading
Posted in Personal Injury
The Amazon plant in Robbinsville, New Jersey has closed down, and will remain closed until December 26, 2020 because several of their employees tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski made the following statement: “Through our in-house COVID-19 testing program, we detected an increase in the number of asymptomatic… Continue reading
Posted in Employment Law
On November 25, 2020, I asked the ominous question: “Can I require my employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19?” In that article, I first addressed the pivotal, threshold issue of whether a vaccination constituted a “medical examination” or health screening under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as whether a… Continue reading
Posted in Business & Commercial Law
On December 21st, 2020, Congress approved the second-largest federal stimulus package after the $2 trillion CARES Act that was passed in March 2020. This new COVID-relief package is in the amount of $900 billion, and will ensure that the public has a faster vaccine distribution, and will give aid to… Continue reading
Posted in Business & Commercial Law
Notoriously litigious, Louis Vuitton Malletier (“Louis Vuitton”) aggressively polices unauthorized use of its famous marks, logos, and protected designs, especially in the digital age when selling counterfeit goods is as easy as setting up a website.
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In 2012, BGK Trademark Holdings, LLC applied for registration of the trademark BLUE IVY CARTER with the consent of Blue Ivy, daughter of Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter and Shawn Corey Carter (Jay-Z), but was met with opposition from the owner of the mark BLUE IVY for event planning. In dismissing the… Continue reading
