By Alan Haus Since it is difficult in the food and beverages industries to keep trade secrets, or to invent things so totally new that they can be patented, “trade dress” and other types of branding are especially important forms of intellectual property protection. A recent case, however, shows the challenges for maintaining Trade Dress […]
Some antitrust questions are easy: Is naked price-fixing among competitors a Sherman Act violation? Yes, of course it is. But there is one issue that is not only a common occurrence but also engenders great controversy among antitrust attorneys and commentators: Is price-fixing between manufacturers and distributors (or retailers) an antitrust violation? This is usually called a resale-price-maintenance […]
Blanchard, Krasner & French, APC is pleased to announce Steven M. Silva and Cortney E. Young have joined the firm’s Nevada office. Steve’s practice focuses on eminent domain, real estate litigation, land use matters, as well as contested probate actions and ancillary bankruptcy proceedings. He brings experience in appellate litigation that will be beneficial in […]
Blanchard, Krasner & French, APC is pleased to announce Steven M. Silva and Cortney E. Young have joined the firm’s Nevada office. Steve’s practice focuses on eminent domain, real estate litigation, land use matters, as well as contested probate actions and ancillary bankruptcy proceedings. He brings experience in appellate litigation that will be beneficial in […]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed on July 17, 2018 to stay the FTC’s Action against the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. The Fifth Circuit’s one-line decision rejects the FTC’s opposition to the Board’s requested stay and allows immediate appellate review of the FTC’s significant state-action-immunity rejection. You might recall […]
Blanchard, Krasner & French, APC is pleased to announce Steven M. Silva and Cortney E. Young have joined the firm’s Nevada office. Steve’s practice focuses on eminent domain, real estate litigation, land use matters, as well as contested probate actions and ancillary bankruptcy proceedings. He brings experience in appellate litigation that will be beneficial in […]
Patricia Buyne and Criselda Santiago of Cruz Marcelo recently visited San Diego and met with Bob Blanchard and Ed Schlesier of Blanchard, Krasner & French. The visit was a great success and we look forward to welcoming many more IR Global members to our offices in future.
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Daniel Weinberg of Freitas & Weinberg LLP. Daniel has joined IR as our exclusive Data Privacy & Security Member in US – California. “Technology has made the practice of law move at breakneck speed. Focus, attention to detail, and long-term strategies […]
The US Supreme Court ruled on June 11, 2018 in China Agritech v. Resh that its earlier judicially-created tolling rule for class actions does not allow new class actions beyond the time allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. In a 1974 case called American Pipe, the US Supreme Court held that the filing of a class action lawsuit will toll the […]
A contract is an agreement between two parties for mutually enforceable obligations. For example, a contract is created when one person agrees to sell a good to another person, who agrees in turn to pay for that good. A contract could obligate a party to perform an action or service, to provide a good, to […]
In an antitrust case deciding a non-antitrust-specific issue, the US Supreme Court held in Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co.(the Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation) that to determine foreign law in federal courts, judges are not strictly bound by that foreign government’s statements. The judge should “accord respectful consideration to a foreign government’s submission,” but it […]
Nielsen Merksamer, a leader in national political law compliance, hosts briefings, workshops and communications to share best practices and recent developments in campaign finance, lobby disclosure and government ethics laws across the nation. For the latest from our research team, read on… WEEK OF JULY 6, 2018 Latest Developments: The California Fair Political Practices Enforcement […]