JD Supra Morning Brief: Scary Lawsuits, Sweet Legal Victory, Price-Fixing in China, More
Happy Friday! Start your day off right, with an extra helping of the JD Supra Morning Brief:
What’s new in law news? Hurricane Sandy, political donations, and fake news on Twitter (Bloomberg Law)
Hollywood + intellectual property laws = lawsuits you have to read to believe (Greenberg Glusker)
Would a legal victory by any other name smell as sweet? See’s Candy Shops wins dispute over employee hour rounding policy (Littler) (Sheppard Mullin)
What’s wrong with the FTC’s settlement of charges that Rent-to-Own spied on its customers? It doesn’t go far enough (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
And just like that, it was over: Google and Rosetta Stone settle their three-year-old AdWords trademark infringement dispute (Mintz Levin)
Going into Myanmar? Best protect your IP before you get there (Pillsbury)
Whether Obama or Romney is elected next week, the environmental regulation agenda will be busy (K&L Gates)
The corporate veil protects the shareholders, directors, and officers of a corporation from liability for corporate debt and obligations. Unless it’s been pierced… (Burr & Forman)
Resolving claims for damages from Sandy will likely require patience and hard work (Reed Smith)
The Green Rider? No, it’s not the latest Hollywood blockbuster, but an effort to integrate sustainability goals into a real estate lease (Phillips Lytle)
China’s crackdown on price-fixing cartels isn’t a temporary campaign. It’s a new reality (McDermott Will & Emery)
Privacy policy not in line with California state law? You might want to reconsider that… (Ifrah Law)
Venture capital investment in biotechnology is up. Way up (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff)
Who’s liable when your vendor sends out spam email in your name? You, unless your contract protects you (Miller Canfield)
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