Bob Marley Merchandise Scuffle Involves Significant 'Image' Issues
High consumer interest in merchandise bearing indicia of deceased celebrity icons has spawned a constantly evolving litigation genre for determining the extent of rights of the icons' estates. The issue has become a common one in e-commerce and, perhaps directly because of e-commerce, has risen in frequency, with significantly increased easy access to images online.
<i>BSkyB v. HP Enterprise Services</i>
Earlier this year, a British trial court, in <i>BSkyB Ltd. v. HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd.</i> issued a notable 468-page decision that is being closely scrutinized by IT-service companies worldwide.
DIY e-Commerce Law
Entrepreneurs in e-commerce have long thrived on serving those who subscribe to the "do it yourself" ("DIY") method of doing business. Legal services are no exception to this trend. Online self-help legal sites, such as nolo.com, have grown in tandem with the general expansion of online commerce. But there are still times when it really is dangerous to "do it yourself" and when it is best to rely on trained professionals.
Generating Leads By Finding Buyers in Trouble
Legal services are not sold, they are bought. You can't sell something that the other person doesn't want. Hence, the most effective way to detect a lead is to find someone ready to buy.
Powering Your Way Out of the Recession
The vision of this article is to provide a model that may be used in discussing how a firm can power into the next few years. It uses a watershed analogy to demonstrate drivers for higher margins and the skills required to maximize each stream of effort running toward the earnings "lake."
The Intelligence of Business Intelligence
In the course of doing business, every law firm generates and tracks massive amounts of data, be it in a time and billing system, general ledger accounts, payroll, etc. Structuring those data into a meaningful framework allows a law firm to sift through a large amount of statistics to analyze and answer important business questions.
Update on India for U.S. Law Firms
Whether your firm is currently providing legal services toclients in India or has plans to target this market, you should be aware of several recent legal developments in India and the potential impact they will have on your operations.
Movers & Shakers
Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, will move its national headquarters in Atlanta in November 2010. The firm is moving into the new 12th & Midtown development where it will occupy two floors of a new 38-story office tower at 1075 Peachtree Street. Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. has appointed partners to serve as new heads of its offices in Austin, TX, and Denver. In Austin, Butch Hayes, a member of this…
Be Careful in Preparing Personnel Documents
Since many employers regularly review their employees and record those assessments in written documents, the fact that the manager could be sued for defamation probably comes as a big surprise. A look at a recent case.
