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The Legal Intelligencer

'Outdoorsman' TV Show Wins in $6M Licensing Dispute

The grant of summary judgment in a licensing dispute between a hunting and fishing television show and a snack and beverages marketing company has opened the door to a possible award of more than $6 million in the case.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pepper Hamilton Can't Be Sued for Using Public Documents

Even if Pepper Hamilton violated a former client's confidentiality by disclosing an FBI affidavit of probable cause to search that client's home, the firm can't be sued considering the affidavit was made public prior to the firm's disclosure, a Philadelphia trial judge has ruled.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Federal Judge Sends Software Row to Delaware

A dispute over access to custom software and stored data between a company that monitors seismic vibrations and the tech company that built specialized software for it has been sent from federal court in Pittsburgh to federal court in Delaware.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Same-Sex Marriages Bring Benefits Review at Work

With same-sex marriage legal, employers are getting ready to tweak benefits where needed while lawyers think litigation.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

A-Rod Keeps Striking Out, Now Sued by Ex-Brother-in-Law Over Edgewater Real Estate Deal

Embattled New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez's latest curve ball comes from former brother-in-law Constantine Scurtis, who filed suit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court claiming A-Rod ripped him off on a real estate deal gone bad.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Weds Gays and Lesbians After Ruling Against Ban

Lesbian and gay couples were married in Miami on Monday by the same judge who said she saw no reason why they couldn't immediately get their licenses ahead of Florida's coming-out party as the nation's 36th state where same-sex marriages are legal statewide.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Parents Pursue Suits Against Lawyers to Fund Son's Defense

Third DCA Judge Edwin A. Scales III said the parents of a convicted killer wanted to pursue the malpractice suit as quickly as possible to fund their son's defense in the criminal case.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Upholds State Restrictions on Smoking in Parks

The Third Department has reversed a state Supreme Court justice's ruling that the restrictions the Cuomo administration imposed on outdoor smoking in state parks, historic sites and recreational areas was an impermissible usurpation of the state Legislature's policy-making powers.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Couple at Center of Gay Marriage Change in Florida

Steve Schlariet and Ozzie Russ say they never sought the spotlight of social activism, the spotlight found them. The rural Florida Panhandle couple could become the first gay men granted a license to marry in the state when a judge's order takes effect.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

State and Federal Law Privilege Psych Evaluations

Psychological evaluations for a student who allegedly touched the genitals of another student in their special-needs class are privileged under a combination of state and federal laws, a federal judge has ruled.
5 minute read

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