Several recent court rulings aptly demonstrate how the right of publicity continues to be a vital cutting-edge area of celebrity law.
November 01, 2021Stan Soocher
Litigation analytics can be considered a roadmap of sorts — an important guide to ensure the legal professional arrives at the correct litigation strategy or business plan. However, like roadmaps, litigation analytics will only be useful if it's based on data that is complete and accurate.
November 01, 2021Gloria HuangState May Recover Part of Advance Payment from Condemnee
November 01, 2021NYRE StaffThe 'Unicolors' case highlights the value of copyright registration, not only for creators who rely on the exclusivity of their content for making a living, but also for anyone with copyright eligible works in their IP portfolio.
November 01, 2021Rex A. DonnellyNew York's recently enacted cannabis law, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation of 2021 (MRTA), created a maze of new legal requirements that affect not only cannabis companies, but also the companies that conduct business with them.
November 01, 2021Marjorie J. Peerce, Michael P. Robotti and Kamera BoydWhen Atlanta filmmaker-turned-plaintiff Raymond Pirtle Jr. filed a copyright infringement suit against CA-based Netflix in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, he pitted him against seasoned attorneys, representing a corporate giant in a case that has both sides claiming early incremental victories.
November 01, 2021Cedra MayfieldA Chapter 11 corporate debtor's monetary penalty obligation owed to the FCC, resulting from "fraud on consumers," survived the debtor's reorganization plan discharge, even when the FCC "was not a victim of the fraud," the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently held.
November 01, 2021Michael L. CookA supplier's receipt of payment under a critical vendor order does not bar the debtor or trustee from pursuing a preference claim to recover amounts paid prepetition to the vendor, according to a recent ruling from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
November 01, 2021Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
