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The Update Post – updates on the Blurred Lines verdict, the Washington Redskins trademark, Oakland Raiderettes, and the NCAA EA Sport video game
In the NCAA athletes’ lawsuit regarding the use of player names, images, and likenesses in EA Sports video games, the court approved a $60 million settlement. Regarding the Oakland Raiderettes’ lawsuit for unpaid wages, the lawsuit was settled for $1.25 … Continue reading
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Employment Law – Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Arrives in California
As of July 1, mandatory paid sick leave is the law in California. Some of the more important things to know about the new law are the following: – both full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid sick leave; … Continue reading
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Patent Law – The Patent Troll Update: News and Strategy – Spring 2015
The latest on patent trolls and how to stop them: Why do companies settle against patent trolls? An example is a $533 million verdict against Apple. The most popular venue for patent cases is the Eastern District of Texas. One … Continue reading
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ADA Lawsuits – updates on the defense of ADA cases – spring 2015
the latest from the ADA lawsuit front: California legislators will take another shot at reform this year; California Congressional Representatives will also try their hand at ADA reform; The Wall Street Journal reports that ADA lawsuits are not just a … Continue reading
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Copyright Law – aftermath of the Blurred Lines verdict
The copyright trial over Blurred Lines has ended in a $7.4 million verdict in favor of Marvin Gaye’s family and against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke. The verdict will likely be appealed, in the meantime the Gaye family is having … Continue reading
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Gym release protects it from liability unless there is gross negligence
A California court has ruled 24 Hour Fitness’ release protects it from liability when a member injures himself while using gym equipment as long as it was not grossly negligent in the maintenance of that equipment. Timothy Grebing was using … Continue reading
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The Update Post – updates on foie gras, the Raiderettes, the “Blurred Lines” copyright case, and Yelp’s business tactics
A federal court has overturned the California ban on foie gras on preemption grounds. One of the Raiderette minimum wage lawsuits has settled for $1.25 million and a California legislator has introduced a bill to require minimum wage pay for … Continue reading
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Business Law – Law Student Cannot Enforce Attorney’s Million-Dollar Challenge
For the last post of the year, we go to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, where that court recently ruled that law student Dustin Kolodziej cannot enforce attorney James Mason’s million-dollar challenge that his criminal defense client could not … Continue reading
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Patent Law – The Patent Troll Update: News and Strategy – Fall 2014
This is the latest on patent troll news: Most notably, the US Supreme Court ruled that patents on ideas done on a computer are more suspect The FTC settles its first case against a patent troll A court imposed a … Continue reading
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Copyright Law – Marvin Gaye family gets to go to trial vs. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over Blurred Lines
Blurred Lines, that song of 350 million youtube views and counting, is claimed by Marvin Gaye’s family to be an infringement of the copyright to the Marvin Gaye song Got to Give it Up (click here for a video of … Continue reading
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