Bruce Lee T-Shirt Suit Transferred to New York
Infringement Suit Against Tim McGraw Remains Dismissed
No Summary Judgment in "I'll Fly Away" Copyright Termination Suit
April 29, 2010Stan Soocher
ARBITRATION PROVISION/FORMER BAND MEMBERS
FILM DISTRIBUTION/ADVANCE REPAYMENTSApril 29, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |In pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, the failure-to-warn claim continues to be among the most common causes of action. This article examines some of the key factors involved in proving causation in a failure-to-warn case, and discusses recent case law in this area.
April 29, 2010Lori G. Cohen and Daniel I.A. SmulianCourt Dismisses Suit By Shareholders of Stan Lee Media
Suit over Copyrights to Marvel Characters Can Proceed in NYApril 29, 2010Alison Frankel and The American LawyerComcast Corp.'s courthouse victory over the FCC in April might not turn out to be a win for the company after all if it speeds the path for wider regulation of broadband services. In a move that some say would spark the "World War III" of communications law, advocates for consumers and content providers want the FCC to reclassify Internet service providers as telephone-style common carriers.
April 29, 2010David IngramFrom a mass tort product liability defense perspective, the trend away from class certification is welcome news. However, any pronouncement that class actions are dead is premature.
April 29, 2010Heather A. PigmanA New York Supreme Court judge has thrown out a suit by Sony Music Entertainment against a competitor record company and one of the competitor's top executives, who allegedly breached a $3 million employment contract with Sony.
April 29, 2010Noeleen G. WalderThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a securities suit brought by several investing financial institutions against Paramount Pictures.
April 29, 2010Stan SoocherFashion and apparel goods are an important source of branding opportunities for artists and celebrities. One of the most vexing economic issues in fashion and apparel licensing deals is the task of allocating the long-term value of a branded product launch.
April 29, 2010Lois F. HerzecaMany articles have been written about the enforcement of non-compete agreements in franchise cases. The "textbook" law is clear, and we address that law in this article. However, the message that we in the franchise bar have been sending our clients about the law may not be so clear: Nobody really "wins" these cases ' except the lawyers who take them to court.
April 29, 2010Charles S. Modell and James M. Susag