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New York Law Journal

After Decades of Expansion, Palm Restaurant's IP Licensing Suit Leads to $120M Judgment, Fractured Family

In 2012, the Palm's prized intellectual property—its trademarks, service marks and design elements, including its robust menu and caricature-filled walls—became the fighting ground for a legal dispute between long-connected families. Now, an important state Supreme Court bench trial decision has settled the dispute, at least for the time being.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyers Negotiate $27M for Toddler Burned in Pressure Cooker Explosion

Fort Lauderdale lawyers John Uustal, Michael Hersh and Catherine Darlson of Kelley/Uustal argued that a defect caused a pressure cooker made by Lifetime Brands Inc. to explode, leaving 3-year-old Samantha Gonzalez with devastating burns.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Alcohol Retailers Lead the Charge on a New Round of Constitutional Challenges

On Sept. 27, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the matter Byrd v. Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association setting up the next major round of constitutional challenges based on the interplay between states' rights to regulate alcohol within their borders pursuant to the 21st Amendment and the commerce clause's restrictions on states' power to discriminate against interstate commerce.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Beach Tourist Mecca Looks at Taxing District for Security, Sanitation

The proposed district would be on tourist-heavy stretches of Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Litigator Tapped to Serve as New Alcoholic Beverage Control Director

James Graziano of Graziano, Piasecki & Whitelaw in Middlesex will begin serving as acting director Nov. 26. Gov. Phil Murphy was expected to formally nominate Graziano to the position, subject to the advice and consent of the state Senate.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Sin City,' Once Known for Crime and Celebrity Patrons, Strikes Back at NYPD

In a federal lawsuit filed via its aggressive civil-rights attorney, Sin City is claiming that it was the victim of a New York Police Department-driven “campaign of selective enforcement” that pushed it out of business.
9 minute read

The Recorder

California Expands Slack Fill Safe Harbors

In what seems like an uncharacteristic move for the historically consumer-friendly state, California recently added new safe harbors protecting product manufacturers from claims of “slack fill” in packaging, signaling a dwindling receptivity to the recent spurt of slack fill litigation in that state.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Investors Sue to Block Sonic's Proposed $2.3B Deal to Take Company Private

A shareholder of Sonic Corp. has sued in Delaware federal court to halt the drive-in fast food company's $2.3 billion bid to take the company private, alleging that the board withheld key financial data about the deal.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Not Enough Meat on Case Against McDonald's Quarter Pounder, Court Rules

The court slapped down a South Florida couple's putative class action lawsuit, which sought $5 million in damages and claimed McDonald's was wrong to force diners to pay for cheese on Quarter Pounder and Double Quarter Pounder burgers, whether or not they wanted it.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Buchanan Ingersoll Notches Win on Behalf of McDonald's in Quarter Pounder Class Action

The court slapped down a South Florida couple's putative class action lawsuit, which sought $5 million in damages and claimed McDonald's was wrong to force diners to pay for cheese on Quarter Pounder and Double Quarter Pounder burgers, whether or not they wanted it.
3 minute read

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