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JAMS Launches Miami Resolution Center with Impressive Panel

May 1, 2012
JAMS, the largest provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced it has expanded its ADR services and opened a Resolution Center in Miami. The move expands JAMS presence in the Southeast and signifies its commitment to Florida, which is also a gateway to delivering ADR services in Latin and South Americas.
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Nutella Class Action Suit Demonstrates Need for Food Companies to Mitigate Potential Legal Risks from ‘Healthy’ Marketing Claims
Litigation increasingly successful tool for pressuring manufacturers to alter their marketing
May 7, 2012

Ferrero USA’s recent settlement of a class action lawsuit over marketing of its popular Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread is another example of the fine line some food companies walk in touting their products as “healthy.” It also reinforces why companies should...

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Industry Giants Weigh-in On Decision that Could Expose Millions of Internet Users To Copyright Liability
MPAA files brief today
April 4, 2012

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) filed an amicus brief today in favor of a district court decision, currently on appeal before the Seventh Circuit, that assigns strict liability for copyright infringement to anyone who creates a link on the Internet to...

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Revised Federal Business Opportunity Rule Broadens Scope of Regulated Businesses
Certain 'add-on' businesses not previously covered should take heed to avoid violating franchise laws
April 3, 2012

The newly revised Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Business Opportunity Rule regarding franchises and similar systems – which went into effect March 1 – significantly broadens the scope of what is defined as a “business opportunity,” which could have important consequences...

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New Internet Domains Could Upend How All Businesses Get Found Online
Consumers may begin to focus on what is written after the “dot”
March 26, 2012

Much has been written on the impact the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) could have on the world’s leading brands. There is no doubt something of a gold rush on now to secure the right to important brands such as .apple, .microsoft, or .cartier. But one attorney...

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Pinterest Raises Troublesome Legal Issues
Unanswered questions abound regarding copyright and licensing of images
March 15, 2012

While Pinterest is generating the same kind of buzz that surrounded Facebook a few years ago, a number of worrisome legal issues involving copyright infringement could be a trap for the unwary.

According to Andrew L. Goldstein, a partner and intellectual property...

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DOJ to Patent Holders: “We Have Our Eye on You”
Antitrust division warns patent enforcement must not hinder competition
February 27, 2012

Attention patent holders: The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is watching how you enforce your rights. This is the core message in a new statement given by the division that also explained its decision not to challenge three recent high-profile...

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Don’t Ignore Governmental Mechanisms for Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
With controversial laws in the works, companies waging counterfeit war
February 27, 2012

While proposed bills like the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT-IP) have been the subjects of heated debates and news coverage in recent weeks, the protection of...

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Pryor Cashman Lands Leading Hedge Fund Attorney Bertrand Fry to Co-Head Investment Management Group
Fry to co-lead a team addressing full range of legal and regulatory issues affecting alternative investment fund advisers
February 21, 2012

Pryor Cashman LLP is pleased to announce that Bertrand C. Fry has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Investment Management Group. With Jonathan T. Shepard, Fry will co-head theGroup and lead a team addressing a full range of legal and regulatory issues that...

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Recent Flurry of Suits Over Delaware Court Forum Selection Evaluated
2012 study of Delaware Forum Selection reveals upward adoption trend and other key findings
February 14, 2012

Following news over the last two weeks regarding a deluge of suits filed over Delaware Forum Selection, Claudia H. Allen, a nationally sought-after source on corporate governance matters, concludes that the trend of Delaware corporations...

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Food Processing Worker Compensation Policies Under Microscope in Shadow of Kansas Slaughterhouse Class-Action Suit
Companies advised to scrutinize their payment policies
February 10, 2012

A federal judge’s granting of conditional class-action status to workers in a lawsuit against a slaughterhouse in Kansas demonstrates the legal liability and great expense food processing companies can incur over their wage payment policies.

The lawsuit was filed...

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