LJN Newsletters

  • Right-of-Publicity Amendments Extend Protections, But Marilyn Monroe LLC Suffers New Setback

    Los Angeles entertainment attorney Robert A. Finkelstein accompanied Nancy Sinatra to Washington, DC, last summer for a U.S. Congressional hearing on a proposal for terrestrial radio stations to pay performance royalties to air sound recordings. Sinatra was a key artist-rights witness before the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. Finkelstein praised a recent change in Washington state's right-of-publicity statute. The amendment, which took effect in June 2008, eliminated a personality's domicile as a bar to bringing a right-of-publicity suit.

    September 29, 2008Stan Soocher

  • Litigation

    Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

    September 29, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • The New York City Family Court Legal Services Project

    Since Fall 2006, over 1,200 low-income families have been helped by an innovative pro bono project run by the New York City Family Court. The project is administering a much-needed jolt to a system overwhelmed by unrepresented litigants and a lack of resources.

    September 29, 2008Bill Silverman

  • Non-employee Spouse Waivers of ERISA Plan Benefits Not Reliable

    In an aging population, accumulations in employee retirement plans assume greater and greater importance. Nowhere is this more true than in divorce, when, for many couples, retirement savings represent the most significant part of their savings.

    September 29, 2008Thomas R. White

  • Same-Sex Marriage: Survey on Policies

    The start of same-sex marriages in California on June 16 made headlines across the country. However, it was not such a big deal for many U.S. companies. These businesses already give their gay and lesbian employees many of the same benefits that they provide to their married straight workers.

    September 29, 2008Sherry Karabin

  • Technology in Marketing: An Experience Management Solution

    A recent ACC Corporate Counsel survey reports that a lawyer's expertise is the single most important criterion when it comes to choosing new outside counsel. As a result, firms that are unable to quickly prove experience and expertise risk losing business and face competitive disadvantages. Here's what to do.

    September 29, 2008Nancy Manzo

  • Law Firm Intelligence: Seven Research Resources You Need to Know

    Adding free and low-cost publicly available resources to the researcher's menu of options will not only lower the overall costs of research, but will also enable the researcher to provide answers to a broader range of questions. Here are some suggested sites to use.

    September 29, 2008Shannon Sankstone