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Litigation
Say “Cheese!” . . . From Your Bedroom Window
A Pennsylvania couple recently added their names to the long list of people who have sued Google. Aaron and Christine Boring, who own a home in Pittsburgh, have filed suit against Google after learning that their house appears on Google’s controversial “Street View” feature, which allows its users to see an actual street-level view of a particular road, including all […]
Tagged Google, litigation, privacy, street view
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The Tax Man Sueth
Actually, this post is really about those brave souls who decide to sue the IRS, one of the most powerful agencies there ever was. While I was in law school (which seems like a long time ago), I took a tax law class to learn a little bit—and I do mean a little bit—about tax law […]
Tagged government agencies, IRS, lawsuit, taxes
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Newsflash: Arbitrators are Biased. (Yawn)
As any of my clients will tell you, I’m not a fan of arbitration for many reasons, which I detail here and here. One of the reasons is the biases of the arbitrators that can creep into the process—sometimes subtly, sometimes not. According to a study just released by three law school professors, they found that […]
Tagged alternative dispute resolution, arbitrate, arbitration, arbitrator, bias
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Transforming Obama
When I first heard about the Associated Press (“AP”) accusing Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the ubiquitous red and blue Obama poster emblazened with the word “HOPE,” for copyright infringement, the first thing I thought of was “fair use,” most notably the concept called “transformative use.” The AP alleged that Fairey infringed its photograph of Obama when he developed […]
Tagged acuff-rose, campbell, cease and desist, copyright, declaratory judgment, fair use, infringement, lawsuit, litigation, Massachusetts, photograph, Shephard Fairey, technology attorney, transformative use
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Odor in the Court!
Fart. Fart. Fart. It’s not often a lawyer gets to use that word in a courtroom once, let alone repeatedly. But sometimes the practice of law in these modern times lends itself to some unusual—dare I say fun?—cases that are not your traditional fare. Or perhaps I should say, “iFart,” which is a bit more apropos here. Flatulence—or more specifically, fart noises—is apparently […]
Tagged declaratory judgment, ifart, infringement, iphone, litigation, Massachusetts, trademark
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11 years later … a Judge Finally Rules
Stories abound in the media about how lawyers abuse the legal process. But judges do so as well—although perhaps not as frequently—and attorneys often can’t do much about it (at least not quickly). Such was the case for a judge in Tennessee who was reprimanded by state authorities for “excessive delay” after waiting nearly 11 years to rule […]
Tagged judges, lawsuit, litigation
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