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August 02, 1999 |

A Royal Battle Rages Over Diana's Image

Intellectual property lawyers say the memorabilia flood following a celebrity's headlines -- in life or in death -- is often illegal. That's what L.A. lawyer Mark Lee will argue this week before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He represents the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund in a right-of-publicity dispute with Franklin Mint, which responded to Diana's death two years ago by mass-marketing her image on everything from commemorative plates to porcelain dolls.
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Football Players Gain Ground in New Round of Ninth Circuit Arguments
Publication Date: 2012-07-15
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Football players gained more yardage Friday against Electronic Arts Inc. during their second round of oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

May 06, 2005 |

Text Messaging and Trials: A Volatile Mix

Wireless technology has raised a new concern: Is text messaging being used to tamper with trials? That fear surfaced during a recent Michigan murder trial, when a judge heard that someone in the courtroom had used a cell phone to send a text message to a sequestered witness out in a hallway about testimony. "This is only the tip of the iceberg," said the prosecutor in the case, "and the sanctity of the courtroom could be tarnished as technological advances improve."
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July 03, 2007 |

Calif. Attorneys Meet Early and Settle Often

Linda Dardarian and Elaine Feingold are in the midst of a winning streak in disability access cases -- and so are their opponents. In eight years, the plaintiffs lawyers have settled more than two dozen disputes without filing suit or bringing in a mediator. Now, after targeting Fortune 500 companies to deliver public accommodations, the two have begun testing their settle-first strategy on public agencies. But the duo faces uncertainty as they take their negotiating tactic into uncharted waters.
6 minute read
October 06, 2009 |

FTC Orders More Disclosure in Consumer Testimonials, Celebrity Endorsements

The days of phony online reviews and bogus testimonials are officially over -- or at least the Federal Trade Commission hopes so. The FTC on Monday published its long-anticipated final guidelines laying out how companies can use consumer testimonials and celebrity endorsements to promote their products and services, both in the online and offline worlds. The guidelines had not been updated since 1980.
3 minute read
October 30, 2003 |

Firms Seek Big Names for Senior Advisers, Law Degrees Optional

They are often the biggest names at their law firms. Well-credentialed and well-connected, they are ideally situated to be rainmakers -- but J.D.s or not, they're not lawyers. Instead, they belong to the growing ranks of senior advisers, brought on to guide firms through non-legal intricacies of various markets and to provide access to prospective clients. And in the view of Covington & Burling's Stuart Eizenstat, it's the wave of the globalized future.
7 minute read
September 01, 2011 |

Solidly Pro-Choice

BlackBerry or iPhone? What about Android? Associates want it all, and at some firms, they're getting it.
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