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On May 12, Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. filed a copyright action against the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR). Northland provides reproductive health care to women, including abortions. The CBR, a California non-profit, opposes abortions. Northland alleges that the CBR's anti-abortion video infringes upon Northland's reproductive services/abortion video. Northland authored and registered the copyright...

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This is a securities class action against American Apparel and its senior executives, including CEO Dov Charney. The gist of the claim is that by affirmatively promoting the company as employing only legal workers while secretly employing thousands of illegal ones, the defendant executives defrauded investors and damaged the value of the company, particularly, the brand. View or download the complaint in In re American...

View or download the entire complaint from Lee, et al. vs. Warner Bros., et al., 651100-2011 (NY Sup Ct, NY Co. 4-26-11) View or download information on The Shirelles' trademark For more information about LexisNexis products and solutions connect with us through our corporate site .

While in Las Vegas, S. Victor Whitmill applied an original tattoo to the side of boxer Mike Tyson's face. Mr. Whitmill registered a copyright in the tattoo, and Mike Tyson signed a release acknowledging that all artwork, sketches, drawings and photographs related to the tattoo were Mr. Whitmill's property. Recently, Mr. Whitmill learned that the Hangover 2 features a virtually exact reproduction of the tattoo...

LexisNexis recently celebrated the 100th product release for Texas Litigation Guide, marking more than 32 years that LexisNexis and Matthew Bender have been providing this important resource for Texas litigation attorneys. Aileen Stirling, RLS VP for analytical content, presents Professor William V. Dorsaneo with a commemorative crystal vase marking the 100th release of the Texas Litigation Guide. Members of...

Some brands you just don't copy - not ever. Elvis Presley "the Brand" is one of those. Ubiquitous, well-known, and very valuable, the unlicensed copying of Elvis is like robbing Fort Knox - it's very bold. Recently, Elvis Presley Enterprises filed a copyright/trademark action accusing a video distributor of wilfully engaging in infringing activity consisting of the manufacture, distribution, marketing...

On February 22, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCIVIA or Act) bars state-law design-defect claims against vaccine manufacturers. The Bruesewitz family sued Wyeth, then the parent company of the maker of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) vaccine that Hannah Bruesewitz received as an infant, arguing that Wyeth was responsible for Hannah's...

On Feb. 9, 2011, the LexisNexis New York Civil Practice Advisory Board presented a one-hour webinar on new and developing topics in civil litigation. The presenters included prominent New York LexisNexis authors David L. Ferstendig (General Editor, Weinstein, Korn and Miller, New York Civil Practice: CPLR ), David Paul Horowitz (Author, Bender's New York Evidence ), Oscar Chase (Former Author, CPLR Manual ), Kyle...

By Ronald W. Staudt , Professor of Law and Associate Vice President for Law, Business and Technology at Chicago-Kent College of Law Meet knowledge management's new internal customers: Finders, Minders and Grinders. Knowledge management ("KM") teams in large law firms have new internal customers: the managers of the firms, the finders who are generating new business, the marketing chairs who are positioning...

The California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on February 10 holding that ZIP codes are "personal identification information" for purposes of the state's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, and therefore may not be recorded by a business as part of a credit card transaction. The decision will have important implications - retailers and others should ensure their practices conform with California...

On January 28, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Congress did not intend to give the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to bring a misbranding action in lieu of a cancellation proceeding. ( Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. v. Lisa P. Jackson , Civ. No. 09-445(ESH) (D.D.C. 2011).) To put...

The American Bar Association's Private Advertising Litigation Committee (PAL) has published a summary of recent advertising law decisions and filings. Associate Hesham Sharawy contributed to the "PAL Recent Litigation Developments" report. Please click here to view or download the entire article .

Broadly speaking, the attorney-client privilege protects communications between a client and an attorney where the communications are intended to be and remain confidential. The purpose of the privilege is "to foster the confidence of the client and enable[] him to communicate without fear in order to seek legal advice." The breadth of the attorney-client privilege in Delaware is defined in Delaware Uniform...

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Mealey’s Daubert Report examines the complex issues surrounding Daubert, Kumho Tire, Joiner and other rulings that control expert admissibility while providing litigators with an essential means of quickly and easily monitoring this crucial area of law. Each month, our editors sift through new cases involving expert testimony and report on those that really make a difference. We select, compile and digest key rulings...

Mealey’s Litigation Report: Class Actions provides complete coverage of class action litigation involving mass torts and beyond -- including product liability, consumer law, employment law, securities/financial litigation, civil rights litigation, antitrust suits, toxic torts and e-commerce disputes. Readers get the latest on class certification rulings, settlements, trial news and verdicts, appeals, breaking news...

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In this Emerging Issues Analysis, James Vroman, Patricia Boye-Williams and Michael Strong of Jenner & Block’s Chicago office discuss and analyze the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. U.S. , which expanded protection from CERCLA liability for sellers of useful products and addressed the threshold for establishing allocation of response costs...