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Category Archives: In The News This Week
A Chili Sauce Plant Is Told To Get Its Smell Under Control
The City of Irwindale in Los Angeles County brought a complaint for public nuisance against Huy Fong Foods, the owners of a hot sauce processing plant. The City alleged powerful smells coming from the plant were causing residents to suffer … Continue reading
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Tagged injunctive relief, Irwindale, Offensive Odor, Public Nuisance
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Did Madonna Copy Someone Else’s Work?
Plaintiff VMG Salsoul sued Madonna alleging she impermissibly appropriated a chord from Love Break, which is part of their record label, and used it in her hit, Vogue. That single chord is played eleven times in Vogue. They alleged copyright infringement. Madonna brought a motion to … Continue reading
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Tagged copyright infringement, Love Break, Madonna, Vogue
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A Referee Was Not Found Liable For A Wrestler’s Injuries
A high school wrestler was injured while participating in a match on Long Island, New York. He sued the referee and local Wrestling Officials Association for negligence. He claimed that they unreasonably failed to stop the match when he … Continue reading
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Tagged assumption of risk, history of wrestling, negligence, wrestling, Wrestling Officials Association
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Does Harper Lee Own A Trademark For “To Kill A Mockingbird”?
Harper Lee once said her novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, “is and it isn’t autobiographical.” She went on to say, “What I did present [in the book] as exactly as I could were the clime and tone, as I remember them, … Continue reading
Posted in In The News This Week, Reviews
Tagged Lee Harper, Monroe County Heritage Museum, To Kill A Mockingbird, trademark infringement
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Are New York City’s Stop-And-Frisk Policies Unconstitutional?
In August Federal District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, of the Southern District of New York (New York City), issued an Opinion and Order finding that the New York City Police Department’s (“NYPD’s”) current stop-and-frisk practice violated the 4th and 14th … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 4th Amendment, Bill de Blasio, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, NYPD, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern District of New York, stop-and-frisk
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Is It Unconstitutional For Clergy To Recite A Prayer Before A Town Meeting?
The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument this week in the case Town of Greece v. Galloway. Since 1999 the town has been inviting predominantly (though not exclusively) Christian clergy to open its monthly meetings with a prayer. The … Continue reading
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Tagged establishment clause, legislative prayer, oral argument, Town of Greece v. Galloway, United States Supreme Court
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Does The Movie Title “Age of the Hobbits” Make You Think Of J.R.R. Tolkien?
Warner Brothers Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., Saul Zaentz Company, New Line Productions, Inc., and New Line Cinema, LLC’s (”the plaintiffs”) brought a lawsuit against Global Asylum, Inc. for trademark infringement claiming they own the exclusive rights to produce and distribute … Continue reading
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Tagged Age of the Hobbits, fair use defense, Hobbit, homo floresiensis, injunction, J.R.R. Tolkien, trademark infringement
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Halloween Shopping Ends In A Lawsuit
A customer was shopping for Halloween merchandise at a Dollar General store in Oklahoma. As she was exiting the store she fell on a mat. She sued the store for negligence. She’d been shopping in that store for cleaning supplies, … Continue reading
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Tagged breach of duty, Dollar General, Halloween, negligence, summary judgment
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New York State Labor Law Will Now Protect Child Models
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed into law new guidelines for child models. Child runway and print models will now be protected under the same labor laws governing the employment of child actors, musicians, dancers and singers. Amongst other … Continue reading
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Tagged child models, Council of Fashion Designers of America, Governor Cuomo, Labor Law
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Who Argues Cases For The United States Before The Supreme Court?
Lawsuits involving the United States make up approximately 2/3 of the cases brought before the United States Supreme Court. The Solicitor General determines which cases the United States will pursue on appeal and what arguments will be made. He, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Verrilli, Solicitor General, U.S. Supreme Court
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A Court Finds That Climbing Closed Bleachers Is Not A “Known & Compelling” Danger
A student in a Wisconsin middle school climbed onto a closed, retractable, bleacher to grab a volleyball during a gym class. She fell, injured herself, and sued the School District for personal injuries. The School District brought a motion to … Continue reading
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Tagged governmental immunity, injury from bleachers, volleyball, William G. Morgan
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Does Dr. Oz Owe A Duty Of Care To His Television Audience?
Dr. Oz recommended a home remedy on his television show to cure sleeplessness from cold feet. He advised microwaving a sock filled with uncooked rice and wearing it to sleep. The plaintiff tried the remedy at home and sustained burns. … Continue reading
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Tagged breach of duty, Dr. Oz, duty, home remedy, negligence
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What Is A Stadium Owner’s Duty Regarding Its Seats?
A father attended his daughter’s high school graduation at a stadium on a Louisiana University campus. Towards the end of the event his seat broke and he was injured. He sued the University, and others, for negligence and filed a … Continue reading
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Tagged constructive notice, duty, negligence, stadium seating capacity
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A N.Y. Court Finds A Softball Player Assumed The Risk of Injury
In New York a middle school student was hit in the mouth by a softball thrown by a team member. Immediately prior to getting hit the player’s eyes were closed since she was about to sneeze. She sued the School … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur Softball Association of America, assumption of risk, softball
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Is FXX Trading On Exxon’s Reputation?
The oil and gas company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, has filed a lawsuit against several defendants, including FX Networks, claiming the defendants are infringing on their trademark. Exxon says that it has a registered trademark for the interlocking XX design in … Continue reading
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Tagged brand, Exxon Mobile, FXX, infringement, interlocking X design, trademark, trademark protection, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, XX
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The United States Supreme Court Is Back In Session
The new term for the United States Supreme Court begins on the first Monday in October—that’s today. So the Justices are back on the bench listening to oral argument. The Supreme Court’s website contains a wealth of information. I encourage … Continue reading
Does One Assume The Risks Associated With A Relay Race?
A high school student sued her School District for personal injuries after she was injured in a “human railroad” relay race at her school gym in Suffolk County, New York. The School District brought a motion to dismiss her complaint. … Continue reading
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Tagged assumption of risk, Couriers, Herodotus, personal injuries, Relay race, School District, U.S. Postal Service
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Being A Judge Is No Laughing Matter
In 1996 Vince Sicari began practicing law in New Jersey and in 2008 he became a municipal court judge. Simultaneously he’s pursued a career in entertainment. As an entertainer he goes by the name of Vince August. He says that … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon 5, Code of Judicial Conduct, extrajudicial activities, Judge, Judge's role, Vince August, What Would You Do
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Do Coaches Have A Duty To Supervise Players After Practice?
Two football players got into an altercation during practice at their Mississippi high school. Coaches intervened but were unable to elicit the reason for the spat. A day later the same two students had another skirmish after practice when they … Continue reading
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Tagged high school football, history of football, personal injuries, Walter Camp
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