THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOURTH DEPARTMENT’S MINISKIRT DEBATE

Oct 29, 2019 | Litigation

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of several culturally significant events – Woodstock, Stonewall Riots, Beatles’ break-up, and Neil Armstrong’s small step, just to name a few. With little ballyhoo, October 30, 2019 will also be the golden jubilee for the Fourth... read more

LEGAL RECOURSE FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER ALLERGIC REACTIONS AT RESTAURANTS

Jul 3, 2019 | Litigation

It should no longer come as a surprise that food allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness, with over 32 million Americans diagnosed with a food allergy in the United States.  As one of the 32 million people who suffer from a food allergy, I can proudly... read more

#TrademarkInfringement?

Sep 27, 2018 | Litigation

In a famous skit from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake engage in a “Twitter conversation”.  In this hilarious two-minute skit, the dynamic duo mainly use hashtags to communicate.  Hashtags are a type of meta-data tag used on... read more

Ninth Circuit Rules on the Case of the Monkey Selfie

May 1, 2018 | Litigation

A cynic in my house once described a selfie as a portrait of a monkey taken by a jackass.  For those of you doing more productive things, like rearranging your sock drawer, you might have missed the case of the monkey selfie.  That case settled last fall but, on April... read more

Get Off My Property!! The Counter-Arguments.

Feb 26, 2018 | Litigation

We’ve all heard that commonly yelled phrase “get off my property!!” Some of us may have even been the intended listener of that order, which is to say some of us have been troublemakers on someone else’s property. In either case, that demand by the property owner is... read more

State universities and their possible immunity from the Americans with Disabilities Act

Jan 3, 2018 | Litigation

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is one of the most far-reaching, influential pieces of legislation that exists in the United States. As a whole, the ADA is an amazing tool for individuals with disabilities to have their rights protected and respected by... read more