Plaintiff extracts spring water. One defendant allegedly extracts well water, which it misrepresents as spring water to other defendants, who are bottlers, and who also misrepresent the water as spring water.
Applying Lexmark, court holds that bottler defendants’ alleged false statements do not proximately injury plaintiff (as opposed to the false statements by extractor
Plaintiff Knight Institute’s summary of issues in lawsuit:
The Knight First Amendment Institute filed suit in the Southern District of New York contending that President Trump and his communications team violated the First Amendment by blocking seven people from the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account because they criticized the president or his policies.
The suit argues
Law firm LegalForce RAPC is the largest filer of trademarks in the U.S.. It has filed several lawsuits against document preparation services, generally premised on the allegation that these firms are engaged in the unlicensed practice of law.
In this action against document preparation service TM411, LegalForce’s false advertising claim was dismissed as it
Justia summary: Skechers challenged the district court’s issuance of a preliminary injunction prohibiting it from selling shoes that allegedly infringe and dilute adidas America, Inc.’s Stan Smith trade dress and Three-Stripe trademark. The panel affirmed in part, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in issuing the preliminary injunction as to
Alibaba fails to show that defendant promoting ALIBABACOIN crypto-currency, has minimum contacts with NY.
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My colleagues Mel Garner, Rob Isackson, Lauren Emerson and I co-authored an amicus brief on behalf of the New York IP Law Association, filed in a Federal Circuit appea, Syngenta v Willowood. We argued that FIFRA, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, does not preclude application of the Copyright Act, and thus a copyright
Law firm McAllister Olivarius sues a client for unpaid bills. Client registers the domain name McallisterOlivariusTruth.com. Law firm sues for cybersquatting. Client moves to dismiss. Motion to dismiss denied.
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Lohan v Take-Two Interactive:
Lindsay Lohan’s New York right of publicity suit against the publishers of Grand Theft Auto, arising from use of avatar Lohan asserted was a ‘portrait’ of her, dismissed by NY Court of Appeals:
“.. . we conclude that the amended complaint was properly dismissed because the
artistic renderings are indistinct, satirical
the history of swiping left and swiping right detailed.
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Plaintiff files copyright infringement suit. Defendant serves Rule 68 offer of judgement. Defendant files motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff withdraws complaint without prejudice. Defendant moves for fees and costs under Rule 68, and/or as a prevailing party under Section 505 of the Copyright Act.
Because the case terminated due to plaintiff’s