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The COVID-19 pandemic pushed brands headlong into e-commerce. Certain advertising and marketing practices led to litigation in 2020. Brands and their legal counsel should target these hot topics for legal vetting and risk mitigation as we move forward into 2021.
With the slowdown of mail systems, consumers grew frustrated with unfulfilled promises from companies. The FTC took notice and starting enforcing its Mail, Internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule (Mail Order Rule) (https://bit.ly/38JQDj7). This detailed FTC rule outlines requirements for the timing of shipping and related customer communications. At its most bare bones, the rule dictates a 30-day presumed delivery window for goods ordered via mail, Internet, or telephone. Sellers may deviate from the 30-day window if they have a reasonable basis for another time frame and make meaningful disclosures before the sale. Once the sale happens, the seller may change the delivery window by a notice to the consumers that includes refund procedures.
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There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.