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Dec 19, 20244 min read

Delaware puts its “pencils down”. How ‘overreach’ in contracts may jeopardize your business.

"Blue Penciling" by Courts “Blue Pencil” is a legal term that refers to a court's right to modify an unreasonable contract clause to make...

May 16, 20242 min read

Definition of “Beer” in trademark license is “ambiguous”, says Court. Costs brewer million$

A federal appeals court ended a years-long lawsuit over the right to sell CORONA Hard Seltzer when it ruled that the definition of “beer”...

Apr 16, 20233 min read

Employee Non-Competes: Servitude or Savior? The FTC Weighs-In

Employee Non-Competes Some companies use non-compete agreements to restrict employees from working for a competitor during or after their...

Jan 27, 20233 min read

Artificial Intelligence is Testing the Limits of Intellectual Property Law. Here’s How.

Establishing Ownership of AI-Created IP Existing laws that govern intellectual property (“IP”) were written when inventions and artwork...

Nov 14, 20223 min read

Shut Out of In-person Learning by the Pandemic, College Students are Suing to Get Back Their Tuition

Photo credit: Tia O'Donnell When colleges transitioned to online classes during the worst of the Pandemic, students had no choice but to...

Nov 14, 20222 min read

Is Skechers Suing Hermès for Sneaker Design Infringement? Oui, absolument!

On October 18, the sneaker company Skechers filed a lawsuit in New York federal court against luxury designer Hermès for infringement...

Nov 14, 20223 min read

A Tale of Grapes and Wrath: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and the Battle for their French Vineyard

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in the midst of a bitter legal dispute over their French vineyard- Chateau Miraval. The fight just got ugly

Nov 25, 20208 min read

The Impact of Covid-19 on Residential Real Estate: Ideas to Help You Keep Your Home

As Covid-19 infection rates spike to their highest levels to date, three promising vaccines in development are providing flecks of hope...

Jul 1, 20205 min read

Re-opening for Business in a Pandemic: Employers' Rights around Covid-19

Nobody wants to catch Covid-19. As shelter orders are eased, and businesses begin to re-open, prudent employers should take steps to...

May 14, 20204 min read

Surviving the Covid-19 Economy

It is not news that the response to Covid-19 is wrecking the economy. Small and mid-size companies have been hit especially hard. Today...

Feb 11, 20204 min read

The Astros scandal as theft of Intellectual Property.

On November 1, 2019, the New York Mets announced that Carlos Beltran would be the team’s new manager. Ten weeks later, Beltran stepped...

Sep 11, 20193 min read

The saga of Derek Jeter’s underwear — Is The Captain being unreasonable?

Contracts often contain provisions that permit one party to do something but only if they first get the other party’s consent or...

Sep 10, 20192 min read

Fiduciary duties of partners: tips for avoiding legal pitfalls.

Partnerships are a commonly-used business entity, employed in a variety of professions. Leaving one partnership for another can pose...