our colleagues Peter A. Steinmeyer, Erik W. Weibustand Angel A. Perez co-authored an article in Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s The Journalentitled “Restrictive Covenants: Ethical Issues for Attorneys.” Following is an excerpt: Companies across the US commonly use non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants to protect the company’s legitimate business interests. These agreements are used with […]
This post was originally published on the RLUIPA Defense blog by Evan Seeman, Esq. of Robinson & Cole, and is reposted with permission. A district court has ruled that the City of Meriden, Connecticut (the City) discriminated against Omar Islamic Center Inc. following the City’s denial of the Islamic Center’s application to move its mosque […]
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) between March 10, 2022 and December 6, 2022both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important February 21, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased Daktronics securities […]
In 2021, artist Mason Rothschild launched metabirkins.com and announced that he would be selling non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) called MetaBirkins. The MetaBirkins offering consisted of 100 NFTs depicted as fury purses that resembled the well-known Birkin bag. Hermѐs, owner of the BIRKIN trademark as well as the BIRKIN trade dress, took issue with Rothschild’s MetaBirkins NFTs […]
Author: Dr. Rys Farthing Seven years ago, Australia passed its first online safety bill, the Enhancing Online Safety Actupdating and expanding it in 2021 with the Online Safety Act. While both Acts had problems and pitfalls, these were ‘global firsts’ at attempts to legislate to address the problem. As the UK’s Online Safety Bills slowly […]
Plagiarism is a well-known term in academia and on the internet. It is considered very unethical and depending on which country or institution you are in, it can cause varying damage to your life and reputation. Plagiarism is a term that is often confused with copyright infringement for obvious and not-so-obvious reasons. Plagiarism is a […]
As we predicted, earlier today, 100 industry organizations submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to extend the comment period for its proposed rule banning non-competes nationwide by an additional 60 days. According to the letter, “[t]he regulated community should be given sufficient time to assess the potential consequences of the rulemaking and […]
Health professionals warn the spike in childhood weight problems may value hundreds of thousands in future healthcare needs. New analysis suggests healthy lifestyles can help stave off dementia, perhaps by constructing a resilient ‘cognitive reserve’ within the getting older brain. People living in small-scale societies on the fringes of the fashionable world lead lives as […]