Independent Creation Testimony Defeats Rap Riff Copyright Claim
Right to Percentage 'Equal to' Label's Net Receipts Doesn't Support Conversion Claim in Creedence Clearwater Digital Royalties Suit
'Substantial Value' Allegation in Implied Contract Case Not Enough to Meet $75,000 Amount in Controversy for Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction
This article concentrates on the scope of CDA immunity advertisers and entertainment companies that operate UGC campaigns may enjoy, limitations of the CDA in protecting against these claims and ways to structure UGC campaigns to minimize the risk of liability arising from unauthorized use of individuals' name, likeness and other personal attributes possibly included in UGC submitted as part of a sponsored UGC campaign.
As with many transactional entertainment and sports matters, there are a number of critical tax issues that bear upon the endorser's ultimate take-home pay. This topic divides neatly into U.S. persons working outside the U.S., and non-U.S. persons working inside the U.S. This article discusses U.S. persons working abroad.
Habitually filing Daubert motions for every opposing expert is not smart trial practice. Here's why.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has restored the $28 million in punitive damages a Philadelphia jury awarded to an Illinois plaintiff who said drugmakers Wyeth and Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc. failed to warn her doctor of the risks of breast cancer from using hormonal drugs. The trial judge had reduced the punitive damages award to $1 million.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held in that the First Amendment's religion clauses provide for a "ministerial exception." In doing so, the Court promoted religious autonomy at the expense of ministers' rights and society's interest in eradicating discrimination.
Recent rulings of interest.
Analysis of recent cases of importance.
As an initial matter, it is patent that, following Global-Tech, the law on willful blindness in most circuits ' at least as reflected in pattern jury instructions ' must change.
Is the benefit test a separate element of liability or an aspect of another element, like breach of duty or scienter? And what counts as a sufficient "benefit"?
