Myriad lawsuits are brought on behalf of consumers who allege that buyers of various food and beverage products are harmed because they consume products with labels promoting specific attributes or claims such as "better for you" or "all natural." How do you retain outside counsel?
Copyright Act Doesn't Bar Separate Attorney-Fee-Shifting Provision
No Federal Jurisdiction over Songs Suit
In-depth analysis of a case involving potential criminal liability under the AKS.
A look at a key ruling of interest.
Discussion of two recent important rulings.
It is pivotal that a practitioner who wants to conduct formal discovery of social media user content understand how each site stores and communicates its data. Armed with information, the informed attorney may well reap huge rewards when engaging in digital discovery.
An Atlanta R&B singer who said on a reality TV show that the CEO of her former record label mismanaged her career and beat her years ago in a hotel room has prevailed in a defamation lawsuit the CEO brought in Fulton County Superior Court.
Customers in the United States often pay more for valued branded goods than buyers of the same goods in less well-developed economies. Higher prices here in the U.S. in turn support profits and shareholder value for manufacturers of branded goods, and strengthen domestic industry.Yet this pricing disparity for the same products in different markets creates an incentive for the so-called grey market.
Circuit Court Reinstates Dealer's Defamation Claims Against Manufacturer
Court Denies Franchisee's Motion to Vacate Attorneys' Fees Award
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Jan. 1, 2015 and April 1, 2015. It also looks at some recent decisions of interest from the courts of Delaware, Georgia and Maryland.
