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ADA case on Target site to move ahead
A FEDERAL JUDGE'S decision not to dismiss a discrimination case against retailer Target Corp. for operating a Web site inaccessible to the blind opens the door to Internet-related Americans With Disabilities Act claims. The recent order is believed to the first ruling from a judge that the ADA can apply to the Internet, and lawyers from both sides of the bar anticipate more cases.Burger King expands in Russia, including Siberian store
Burger King Worldwide Inc. considers Russia one of its most important growth markets and will expand into the eastern region of Siberia later this year.Hollywood apartment buildings purchased for $500,000
"Initial Interest Confusion" Factors Into Infringement Analysis
Liability for trademark infringement hinges upon whether a likelihood of confusion exists between the parties` marks. The court must consider whether a likelihood of confusion exists in the minds of potential consumers of ordinary intelligence as to the source, affiliation or sponsorship of the goods or services provided. The focus of the court`s confusion analysis is not on the businesses that own the marks, but on the consumers who encounter the marks in the marketplace and how those marks are perceived.Justices Seem Ready to Back States' Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to give states another victory over federal powers by blocking private citizens from bringing money damages suits against a state in its own courts. The case, Alden v. Maine, arose from an otherwise routine suit by Maine probation officers to collect federally guaranteed overtime pay. But the arguments turned into a sharp debate over principles of federalism and gave the court's conservative majority an opportunity to flex their states' rights muscles.View more book results for the query "*"
Comcast CEO says law protects rivals in NBC deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Existing law would prevent Comcast Corp. from denying satellite TV providers and other rivals access to NBC Universal programming on reasonable terms once the cable TV operator takes control of the media company, Comcast's chief executive said Wednesday.CJP Says Danser Transferred Two More DUI Cases
Acting on a tip from prosecutors, the Commission on Judicial Performance has accused Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge William Danser of steering two additional drunken driving cases to his courtroom for lenient treatment. According to the CJP's complaint, Danser transferred to himself drunken driving cases against San Jose Sharks player Niklas Sundstrom and Santa Clara County Corrections Sgt. Edward Meyers. Neither received jail time, with Danser instead ordering fines and three years' probation.Parsing the New Vapor Intrusion Tenant Notification Law
Adam M. Meek and Robert G. Koen, partners at DLA Piper US, write that although the concept of the new law requiring landlords to provide their tenants complete disclosure of data regarding vapor intrusion conditions is a good one, the Department of Environmental Conservation has to date offered no formal interpretive guidance on the applicability of the law or how it will be enforced, and there are numerous undefined terms and ambiguous provisions in the statute that have created confusion and challenges for the regulated community members and their advisors.Medtronic Fends Off Another Medical Device Suit on Preemption Grounds
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