Law
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The Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Johnny Love Vodka can’t revive its lawsuit alleging lipstick logos on Jim Beam flavored vodkas infringe its trademark, saying the lower court judge hadn’t made an obvious mistake when she nixed Johnny Love’s case… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Clear Channel Outdoor LLC and San Francisco Mayor London Breed have won the dismissal of a suit filed by Breed’s opponent in last year’s mayoral race, who had claimed Clear Channel and Breed violated her First Amendment rights by censoring her campaign billboards… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Three Los Angeles lawyers have filed a lawsuit accusing their former firm of violating labor laws by making them partners “in name” only and then using illegal business tactics against them when they left to start their own shop… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up Nestle USA Inc.’s fight against claims it aided slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms, saying the high court should rule that domestic corporations can’t be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Federal prosecutors on Friday tore into a dismissal bid lodged by a former senior Apple attorney indicted for insider trading, saying the lawyer’s argument that the criminal case against him is unconstitutional is the legal equivalent of “a Hail Mary pass”… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 