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Effect of Omnicare On Private Placements in Film Ventures

Thomas D. Selz

In the entertainment industry, we frequently see private placement memoranda seeking to raise capital for films and that refer to success stories and independent films that became box office hits. But the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in <i>Omnicare v. Laborers District Counsel Construction Industry Pension Fund</i> should make all producers think twice about whether, or how, to include these success stories.

Columns & Departments

IP News

Howard J. Shire & Brooke Hazan

Supreme Court: Findings on Likelihood of Confusion by TTAB <br>Federal Circuit: Actual Delay Not Required For Reducing Patent Term Adjustment<br>Federal Circuit: No Lost Profits for Related Unpatented Products

Features

The NLRB McDonald's Ruling And Franchisors

Geoffrey A. Mort

The NLRB general counsel's July 29, 2014, ruling that McDonald's is a joint employer of those who work for its roughly 14,000 franchised restaurants in the United States continues to send ripples through both the legal and business worlds.

Columns & Departments

Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

Bankrupt Festival Organizer Can Recover Buyout Payment It Made to Co-Founder<br>

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Pao Lawyers Slap Facebook With Discrimination Suit

Marisa Kendall

A former Facebook employee is suing the company for gender discrimination and harassment, claiming her supervisor belittled her at work and asked why she 'did not just stay home and take care of her child.'

Features

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Firms Claim Bragging Rights in New Field of Patent Litigation

Scott Graham

If there really is a'death squad for patents, it may not be found at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. A more likely location is the Plano, TX, office of David O'Dell, chairman of Haynes and Boone's patent trials practice group.

Columns & Departments

Court Watch

Charles G. Miller & Darryl A. Hart

CA District Court Misconstrues State Franchise Relations Act in Granting Transfer Motion<br>Franchisee Argues For Automatic Termination Under CFRA<br>GA Court Sends Determination of Whether a Distributor Is a Dealer to Jury

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at a recent ruling in New York.

Features

NJ Federal Judge Upholds $7.3 Mil. Award for Lady Gaga Talent Scout

Charles Toutant

The producer credited with launching Lady Gaga's career lost his bid to trim the $7.3 million he was ordered to pay a talent scout for introducing him to the singer.

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Brooke Hazan

Federal Circuit: Application by PTAB of Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard in Claim Construction Upheld Under the AIA

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