Intellectual property is property. We all know this from the ads that used to tell us about how downloading a song from Napster is the moral equivalent of stealing a car. Regardless of how those particular ads impacted your internet habits, the spirit of the argument was clear: Many companies... Read More »
The facts in Eskra v. Grace read like an afternoon soap opera plot that centers around who will inherit an estate after the husband dies in a car accident. Will it go to the widow or to his child by his first wife? Right before she got married, Brandy Eskra... Read More »
A New Mexico cardiologist has filed a lawsuit against several defendants including Holy Cross Hospital (named Taos Health Systems Inc. in the suit), the hospital's board, and several other individuals. The plaintiff, George J. Madera, M.D., is suing for damages and is accusing the defendants of defamation, breach of contract,... Read More »
The Manhunt for the accused killer, Casey White, 38, and former correction officer, Vicky White, 56, came to an end earlier this week in Evansville, Indiana. The pair who share the same last name but are unrelated had been on the run from an Alabama jail since April 29. The... Read More »
New Jersey nursing assistant Cheryl Roberts worked at Hilton Park Healthcare, now owned by Alaris Health, LLC, since the early 1990s. When the pandemic hit, she continued to work at the facility, where they restricted visitations by families due to COVID-19. After her death from COVID-19 in March 2020, her... Read More »
A student at Norwich University, a military college, is suing the Vermont National Guard after he was declared to be unfit for service because he tested positive for HIV. The student is identified only as John Doe in the lawsuit. He was a sophomore at the Northfield, Vermont, military college... Read More »
It took almost two years, but a former police officer from Colorado who assaulted an elderly woman with dementia has been sentenced to five years in prison for his rough arrest. The former officer, Austin Hopp, agreed to a plea deal to reduce his jail time. In 2020, Hopp pleaded... Read More »
Two clauses of the First Amendment went head-to-head in the fight over private versus government speech this past week, as the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Boston violated the U.S. Constitution when it did not allow a group to fly a Christian flag over the Boston City Hall. However, the... Read More »
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood is comprised of 50 square blocks that have a reputation for fostering illegal drug dealing, prostitution, strip clubs and homelessness. The City Attorney tried to ban four drug dealers from the area because they were public nuisances, but an appellate court said the requested relief was... Read More »
Two companies have gone head-to-head over who has the right to use a logo they both see as defining the future of the internet. Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., was sued by a nonprofit blockchain developer, Dfinity Foundation, over a new logo Meta adopted after rebranding late last year. ... Read More »
An ongoing lawsuit against Bumble Holding Limited and Bumble Inc. (Bumble) is now bringing up new questions about liability and deceit as the company moves to dismiss the complaint. The suit, filed in January, was brought by a Bumble user who alleges the dating app purposefully misrepresented some of its... Read More »
A new bill targeting drunk drivers is gaining momentum throughout Tennessee and across the nation. The bill aims to help tackle drunk driving by implementing a unique financial penalty, child support payments. House Bill 1834, otherwise known as Ethan's, Haley's, and Bentley's Law was the product of three children who... Read More »
A 12-year-old girl on Snapchat shared nude photos with a stranger, who told her she was pretty and also her friend. She believed him, and also believed Snapchat that the photos and videos on the app would disappear, leaving no trace. She was wrong on both counts. After being complimented... Read More »
The battle between intellectual property owners and software piracy is as old as the internet. Streaming websites and peer-to-peer file sharing applications such as Napster, LimeWire, Kazaa, and DC++ have allowed consumers to acquire music, television shows, video games, movies, and other content for free, to the chagrin of movie... Read More »
Instead of hiring a private eye to discover information about a person of interest, several websites offer users the chance to click on a name and discover all sorts of background information. The basics, like age and city of residence, are free, but a hefty subscription fee is required to... Read More »
