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Screenwriters Sue Big Four Talent Agencies for Ongoing Packaging Fee Dispute
The Writers Guild and the group representing the four big talent agencies have been in a feud that slowly simmered for a long time, but now it’s hitting full boil. The WGA, which represents screenwriters, announced Wednesday that they’ve filed a lawsuit in an attempt to declare talent agency “packaging fees” illegal, and to get […]
California Cities Just Say No to Weed Delivery Services
These days, we’re used to the happiness and convenience of home deliveries. From Pizza Hut to Uber Eats to Postmates to the fun smiling brown paper packages tied up with string (tape) from Amazon, getting surprises at home is turning into one of our favorite things. But not ALL things should be delivered according to a […]
US Radio Industry v. Global Music Rights Group Dispute Heads to California Court
Hans Christian Andersen once said. “Where words fail, music speaks…” And when royalties for music rights are up for grabs, the courts speak. The ongoing dispute between Global Music Rights (GMR) and the U.S. radio industry will relocate to a court in California. GMR represents the performing rights of a small but very well-formed gang […]
Dog Food Company Disputes FDA Warning
An FDA warning is often the “kiss of death” for any food company. In the case of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products it was going to be the “lick of death” except the company has disputed the FDA’s findings in the court of public opinion. The mail-order raw pet food company disputed an FDA warning regarding […]
$500 Billion Class Action Suit Seeks Reparations from School Admissions Scandal
If we said someone was after $500 billion, usually it would be a short bald dude in his volcano-shaped “evil lair” aiming a nuclear weapon at “Kerplakistan.” But straight from the news, an Oakland woman filed a $500-billion class-action lawsuit this week against two Hollywood actresses and dozens of other wealthy parents accused of paying […]
NY Landlord Wants to Evict Famed Suitmaker Domenico Vacca over $4M Lease
A battle has broken out over the lease of a prominent flagship store off Fifth Avenue in New York City. The landlords of the mixed-use building 15 West 55th Street, Salim “Solly” Assa and his partners, are trying to evict Domenico Vacca from the property’s commercial space, alleging that the Italian luxury retailer is in […]
Ecuador Gives Up 26-Year Legal Fight Against Texaco/Chevron and Cleans Up Amazon Oil Spill
Two decades is a long time to be in court. And according to sources, after 26 years of legal actions in Ecuador, the United States, Canada and Europe that failed to result in any significant cleanup effort of areas affected by crude oil spills, Ecuadorean authorities will start to clean up polluted areas to try […]
U.S. Supreme Court Deals with 40-Foot-Tall Cross Monument Case
The Supreme Court recently wrestled with how to maintain a constitutional distance between church and state while preserving a 40-foot Latin cross on government property. By the end of the oral argument, it appeared the justices had found a way: By deciding that the “Peace Cross” in Bladensburg, Maryland, is essentially grandfathered in, but new […]
When Courts and Emojis Collide
Since 1789, the court system of the United States has been counted on to hear both sides of an argument and then resolve things for its citizens. But are our courts prepared to interpret the complexity and true intent behind…emojis? For example, Bay Area prosecutors were trying to prove that a man arrested during a […]
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