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Peculiar and Obscure - What a Combination
A case involving what a California court refers to as a “peculiar and obscure” statute provides a lesson on the limits of using material gathered from the Internet as evidence. A California resident sought class action certification in a case against...
Posted: 5/22/2013 8:08 AM
No Brainer in Aisle One
Is a grocery store entitled to a court order blocking a TV station from showing surveillance video of an altercation in the store that resulted in man’s death? The TV station, WWL, got the footage via a public records request to the local police. The...
Posted: 5/17/2013 8:27 AM
Poked, Tagged and Served
In addition to being poked and tagged on Facebook, foreign defendants can now be served with legal papers via the social media service. A federal court in New York recently held that the Federal Trade Commission may use Facebook to serve legal papers...
Posted: 5/15/2013 8:10 AM
Taxi APP Leads to Court Battle
You just never know what might prompt a battle over technology. This case is a perfect example. A smart phone app designed to make it easier to hail a cab in New York City is the subject of some intense litigation in the Supreme Court of New York (those...
Posted: 5/9/2013 10:49 AM
Facebook Versus The Axis of Evil
There is something about “typosquatting” that I admire in a twisted way. Typosquatting is the practice of registering as a domain name a common misspelling of a more popular term. The theory is that fat fingered typists will wind up on the “typo” site,...
Posted: 5/7/2013 8:21 AM
What Part of Minimal Do I Not Understand?
The US District Court for the Northern District of California handed down a decision earlier this week that makes me scratch my head a little. The free classified ad service Craigslist brought the case against 3 defendants and alleged among other things...
Posted: 5/6/2013 8:23 AM
Dendrite - One Size May Not Fit All
The Internet did not create the tension between one person’s right to speak anonymously and another person’s right to sue for libel, but it sure has made it a popular topic. And the tension is real. People use the Internet to vent about any number of...
Posted: 5/2/2013 4:26 PM
FDA - The Slacker Agency Speaks
Thanks to my friend Dan Lally for sending this blog post today. Dan asked for my POV. So here goes. The post talks about a “regulatory gray area” at the FDA. And as a result, two companies find themselves the subject of unwanted attention. The FDA recently...
Posted: 4/29/2013 2:39 PM
COPIN' with COPPA
Here’s a guide put out by the Federal Trade Commission that provides frequently asked questions about the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, better known as COPPA. And the good news is, in addition to the FAQ’s, the FTC provides answers. I would...
Posted: 4/26/2013 8:10 AM
The Devil's in the Details
The United States Supreme Court on April 22 declined to hear the tobacco industry’s appeal of a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit which upheld the right of the FDA to mandate that cigarette packaging contain graphic...
Posted: 4/24/2013 8:15 AM
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GraydonHead - Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP is a Cincinnati Area law firm with expertise in the following areas: Banking & Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Human Services, Manufacturing Distribution Technology, Media Communications & Information, Personal Planning. With specific practice areas in Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights, Business Law, Human Resources & Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, International, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Securities & Financial Transactions, Private & Family Businesses, Education & School Law, Non-Profits & Tax Exempt Organizations.
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