By Holley Horrell | August 2, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit expanded its jurisprudence on copyright law twice in recent months. Addressing questions ranging from copyrightability to fair use, and arising from separate disputes involving a car dealership's customer intake form and a popular meme, these two opinions round out a body of just seven decisions on copyright law released by this appellate court in the past five years.
By Ross Todd | August 2, 2024
Josh Rosenkranz, Eric Shumsky and Chris Cariello of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe secured a ruling from a Virginia appellate court that wiped out a $2 billion trade secret damages verdict facing Massachusetts software company Pegasystems Inc.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carla Varriale-Barker and Marie-Victoire Wickers | August 1, 2024
New York's Appellate Division, Second Department recently affirmed a Supreme Court decision regarding the commercial use of a person's image without written consent. The case, Barbetta v. NBCUniversal Media, is of particular interest in today's social media-saturated environment and it highlights New York laws regarding the commercial use of another person's image without prior written consent.
By Brian Lee | July 31, 2024
The proposed amendment to the New York State Constitution aims to explicitly protect people who have historically experienced discrimination based on their gender or other classifications, while also protecting against government actions that would curtail a person's reproductive autonomy or access to reproductive health care.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 31, 2024
"More fundamentally, before you think about a malpractice suit or a wrongful death suit, it enables somebody to have an avenue to get the judiciary involved when it comes to a point when the coroner or medical examiner are acting absolutely unreasonably," Podraza said.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | July 31, 2024
"But make no mistake, this decision is a victory for our plaintiffs and a victory for religious freedom in Connecticut and we look forward to pressing ahead with our Injunction motion so that we can get these disenfranchised children back to school while we await our trial," Lindy Urso said.
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 31, 2024
A plasma cutting device used to extract stuck pipes used in oil and gas drilling is not a "new explosive" and its transport cannot be barred, a federal appeals court ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | July 31, 2024
"Lincoln's erroneous statement of Mullins's job resulted in an erroneous statement of alternative positions as well," Judge Kent A. Jordan said, noting the two positions differ in skill set and education and experience levels.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | July 31, 2024
"A motion in limine is an advisory nonbinding ruling as to the exclusion of certain evidence which is not appealable," writes Joel R. Brandes.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 30, 2024
A lawyer for the plaintiff said the ruling "could create a lot of litigation for people who work for municipal governments."
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