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In a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has decided that the newsworthiness and public interest exceptions to Indiana's right-of-publicity statute do apply to online fantasy sports companies that use college athletes' names and likenesses.
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Nearly all of us access the World Wide Web on at least a daily basis. Yet for many of us, there is a fundamental lack of knowledge about the basic structure of the Internet and the way its different levels interact. This article provides a basic outline of the structure of the Web and some insight as to the purpose for and content housed on each level, as well as give some practical tips to avoid your company's data from ending up on the Dark Web.
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Companies try to protect their reputations from executives who have "gone wild" by including moral turpitude clauses as a basis to terminate executives for cause under their employment agreements. Similarly, in the context of employment disputes, companies try to protect themselves through the use of non-disclosure, non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements.
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<b><i>Mergers and Acquisitions</i></b><p>A few recent decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery provide useful information to corporate executives who are involved in the sale or purchase of businesses, or who are involved in joint ventures in which the sales price or the post-closing profit distribution is based on certain milestones being reached.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that the Fox TV show <i>Empire</i> didn't violate federal Lanham Act or California trademark rights of the urban music record label Empire Distribution.
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How to determine whether a performance discrepancy is serious enough to warrant action, and how training solutions should then be explored.
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Written opinions of counsel are gaining renewed interest as a valuable tool to limit liability for willful patent infringement. A patent opinion that is competently written by a registered patent attorney sets forth the factual and legal basis for finding a patent not infringed, invalid, and/or unenforceable. However, to be effective, the timing of the rendered patent opinion may be critical.
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On Aug. 17, 2017, the Second Circuit issued its decision in <i>Meyer v. Uber Technologies, Inc.</i>. The appeals court vacated and remanded the trial court ruling by holding that the registration process for Uber Technologies, Inc.'s mobile application formed a legal contract, Less than a month later, the Southern District relied on the <i>Meyer</i> decision in granting the defendant's motion to compel arbitration based on the fact that the design and functionality of defendant's amended terms of use placed plaintiffs' on "reasonably conspicuous notice" of the mandatory arbitration and jury trial waiver provisions.
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<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</i></b><p>As of August 2017, the seminal case in New Jersey deciding the issue of the appropriate legal standard for a divorced parent seeking to relocate outside of the state is <i>Bisbing v. Bisbing</i>. This case is an important example that can be used to explore this topic throughout the country.
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In the event that your company is the victim of a ransomware attack, this article provides steps to be taken as part of its response to such an incident.