25 April 2022 AUTHORS David Reisman , Raymond Waid , Stephen Wiegand and Brett Wise Liskow & Lewis Yesterday the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published a new ruling on Jones Act compliance in the installation of offshore wind turbines. While the ruling addresses and confirms several established compliance points in the rapidly developing U.S. wind market, CBP introduced a …
25 April 2022 AUTHORS Christine M. Reilly , Brett J. Natarelli , Madelaine A. Newcomb and Cody A. DeCamp Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Continuing its recent trend of cracking down on robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued another three cease and desist letters to voice service providers. AireSpring, Hello Hello Miami and thinQ Technologies each received a letter from …
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25 April 2022 AUTHOR Donald Morgan Taft Stettinius & Hollisteer The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided a landmark First Amendment case that threatened to topple thousands of sign codes across the country. As a previous Taft law bulletin explained, on-premises signs advertise some good, service, or activity available on the same property as the sign. They are …
AUTHOR Nandini Rao (US) & Kevin MacNeill (US) April 27, 2022 A new law, which amends the New York Civil Rights Law, will require New York employers to provide notice before monitoring employee electronic communications. The amendment takes effect on May 7, 2022. What does the new law require for employers? The new law requires that New …
AUTHOR Andrew Lavoott Bluestone April 29, 2022 The facts in Hellman v Jacob 2022 NY Slip Op 31018(U) March 29, 2022 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 156860/2021 Judge: Barbara Jaffe are just too astounding to try to encapsulate. “Plaintiff alleges that from January of 2008 to December of 2010, a group of investors placed …
22 April 2022 James Holbein Braumiller Law Group, PLLC Introduction to NFTs Throughout 2021 and 2022, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increasingly grown into public awareness. People often hear about NFTs through collectible projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and World of Women. Usually, people then encounter the hype, interest, and indignation about what exactly NFTs are along …
Law & Crime report Former National Basketball Association guard Keyon Dooling, 15 other ex-players, a doctor and dentist have been charged with an alleged scheme to defraud at least $5 million from the league’s health and welfare benefits. A slew of ex-NBA players were named in the 44-page indictment, including: Terrence Williams, Alan Anderson, Anthony “Tony” Allen, Shannon Brown, William Bynum, Ronald …
22 April 2022 AUTHORS Jordana Sanft and Adhi Reza Lenczner Slaght LLP Iron Man’s suit is at the centre of an intergalactic copyright infringement battle brought by Horizon Comics Productions Inc. (“Horizon”) against Marvel Entertainment, LLC et al. (“Marvel”). The alleged infringement is largely directed to Horizon’s Canadian created Radix comic book series (the “Works”) and Marvel’s Iron Man …
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21 April 2022 AUTHOR Dallin R. Wilson Seyfarth Shaw LLP Company Alleges Waffles Featured on Oprah’s Annual “Favorite Things” List Were Made From Stolen Recipe A Massachusetts waffle manufacturer, The Burgundian, recently filed a lawsuit alleging that a potential co-venturer, Eastern Standard Provisions, submitted its Liege waffles for inclusion on Oprah Winfrey’s annual “Favorite Things” …
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27 April 2022 AUTHORS Arthur W. Coviello , Richard Goldenberg and Omar Khan WilmerHale Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions 1. NIAZI LICENSING CORPORATION v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL S.C., INC. [OPINION] (2021-1864, 4/11/22) (Taranto, Bryson, Stoll) Stoll, J. Affirming sanctions that excluded portions of patent owner’s expert reports due to failure to disclose predicate facts during discovery. Also affirming sanction that excluded portions of patent …
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