The title of Julio Iglesias's hit song “Me Olvide de Vivir” translates to “I Had Forgotten to Live.” But a Miami songwriter's copyright infringement lawsuit suggests the only thing the famed crooner “forgot” was to pay his collaborator.
- May 01, 2018Samantha Joseph
Broker Agreed to Commission Based on Rent for First Five Years of Lease
Statements in Earlier Action Did Not Accelerate Mortgage and Trigger Statute of Limitations
Death Does Not Extend Foreclosure Limitations Period
Neighbor Granted Statutory Licence to Paint Fence
Record Did Not Establish Conveyance of Easement
Co-Tenant Entitled to PartitionMay 01, 2018ssalkinDespite Possibility of 'Chaos,' Presumption Against Extraterritorial Application May Give Way to Simple Proximate Cause Test, Justices Suggest
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed to be mulling a flexible test for foreign patent damages last month, with the categorical presumption against extraterritoriality taking a back seat.
May 01, 2018Scott GrahamA good PR strategy might involve working on content creation, managing social media accounts, interacting with customers online and offline, and talking to the press.
May 01, 2018Carlos ArcosSmall Law Firms Face Large Regulatory Requirements
Unlike large firms with comparable resources with which to protect client non-public information, small firms can find themselves trapped between cyberattacks, like ransomware, that don't prejudice based on the size of firm, and regulators who are indifferent to your size, when investigating a potential violation.
May 01, 2018Mark SangsterPreserving Privilege in the Wake of SEC v. Herrera and the Government's Increasing Leverage to Obtain Such Disclosures
A Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida held that an “oral download” of outside counsel's interview notes to the SEC resulted in a limited waiver of protection under the attorney work-product doctrine over the underlying interview notes and memoranda. The decision is a significant one, and underscores one of the core challenges facing companies seeking to cooperate with the government during the course of its investigations.
May 01, 2018Marjorie J. Peerce and Brad GershelTown Entitled To Injunctive Relief for Violation of Certificate of Occupancy
May 01, 2018ssalkinTwo heads of a tech company that raised tens of millions through an initial coin offering for what was sold as the world's first multi-blockchain debit card now face federal civil and criminal charges for allegedly defrauding investors.
May 01, 2018Colby HamiltonSettlement proceeds from a writers' dispute involving the film Olympus Has Fallen must be further divided pursuant to one of the writer's divorce agreements, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
May 01, 2018Max MitchellA Recent Decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Involving Twitter May Have Significant Implications for Online Publications
The exponential growth of social media, and the inevitable conflicts that result, is leading to more and more litigation. In many instances, courts are being asked to apply laws crafted before the Internet era to these modern disputes.
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