A jury has handed down a mixed verdict in the trial of a Broadway press agent accused of scaring off an angel investor who stood ready to save the ill-fated production Rebecca — The Musical.
June 02, 2017Jason Grant
PTAB Did Not Deny Procedural Due Process By Adopting a Claim Construction not Offered by the Parties During IPR
USPTO Did Not Exceed Authority in Granting Inter Partes Reexamination after Requester Sought to Have It DeniedJune 02, 2017Howard J. Shire and Michael BlockCalifornia Talent Agencies Act Isn't "Vague"
Motion to Amend Is Granted In Dispute Over Sale Opportunity for Ben E. King Song Royalties
"Thin" Copyright Protection for JokesJune 02, 2017Stan SoocherOn April 6, Florida's Supreme Court announced that a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. may go forward, rejecting the cigarette manufacturer's argument that federal preemption foreclosed the right of an injured smoker and his representatives to bring state-law tort claims against it for marketing cigarettes.
June 02, 2017ljnstaff | Law Journal NewslettersLitigation is often compared to chess. The image is evoked of a lawyer strategically developing evidence and making arguments the same way a chess player moves and sacrifices pieces on a chessboard, to defeat an opponent. But ask any trial lawyer, and he or she will tell you that litigation is nothing like chess. The better analogy and, more importantly, the better place to turn for useful practice pointers, is poker. Here's why.
June 02, 2017Laura BesvinickFamed Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos will have to face a defamation suit over his Twitter posts implying that record producer Dr. Luke raped Lady Gaga.
May 02, 2017Amanda BronstadProving Constitutional Violation
Part Two of a Two-Part Article
Conclusion of a discussion about Glisson v. Indiana Dept. of Correction, in which Alma Glisson, whose son Nicholas died while in prison, sued the correctional facility for employing the services of medical contractor Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (Corizon).
May 02, 2017Janice G. InmanCelebrities who are fiercely protective of their image and branding fight back, bringing an increasing number of lawsuits when it appears that a video game creator has borrowed without permission. These right of publicity cases highlight the tension that exists between the rights of public figures to control the way their image and likeness is used in commercial contexts and the First Amendment.
May 02, 2017Christine E. WellerPart Two of a Three-Part Article
The starting point for any successful challenge under Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) 702 and Daubert is the form and content of the witness's disclosure under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 26(a)(2). Here is all you have to know.
May 02, 2017John L. TateWritten Agreements Are Not the Final Word
Recently, an Ohio appellate court held that the parties' actual conduct — and not the express written provisions in their lease to the contrary — controlled in interpreting the intentions of the parties in contracting. This case serves as a good reminder for legal practitioners that our written agreements are often not the final word.
May 02, 2017Kelly M. Gorman
