The entertainment industry can be brutal. A powerful network can pick up your show one day only to drop it halfway through filming the pilot. For non-citizens working in the United States, Hollywood’s fickle nature can wreak havoc on their immigration status. What do you do when you get off... Read More »
A tragic accident at a Brooklyn work site proved fatal for a construction worker when he fell while building a protective sidewalk shed. The man, later identified by officials as 27-year-old Raul Tenelema Puli of Queens, was installing an i-beam at a Rabsky Group development site when he slipped and... Read More »
2022 is the year of mass corporate layoffs. Although the antics of Elon Musk following his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter have captured the media’s attention, Twitter is not the only major corporation to fire thousands of employees amid recession fears. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is laying off more than... Read More »
A proposed class action alleges that dessert maker La Fermière misled consumers by advertising their yogurt as French when, in reality, the yogurt was manufactured in New York. The complaint alleges the company profited off of “the booming market for foreign made goods” with its false advertising. The complaint filed... Read More »
Statutes of limitations are an important feature of nearly every legal claim, but most non-lawyers know little about them. Failing to adhere to the statute of limitations can be fatal to a plaintiff’s case. A recent case provides an unfortunate illustration of the importance of obeying the applicable statute of... Read More »
Businesses around the country were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantines and shut-in orders hit customer-facing enterprises the hardest, preventing restaurants, movie theaters, event centers and the like from earning revenue. Property insurance providers have denied claims brought by these companies under their “business interruption” policies, and most courts... Read More »
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses were forced to close their doors in light of mandatory quarantines and lockdowns. Customer-facing businesses were hit especially hard, including restaurants, movie theaters, medical offices, fitness centers, and others. Many sought coverage for the millions in lost revenue under their “business... Read More »
After posting a photo of herself on Instagram, actress and musician Miley Cyrus was sued by the paparazzo who took the picture. Just one month later, the parties reached a settlement. Although the case quickly settled, the allegations raise an interesting legal issue: How much do you actually own your... Read More »
The interaction between workers’ compensation law and personal injury law is complex, and it can work to the detriment of employees. Injured workers are typically limited to workers’ compensation, which offers only limited remedies, even if their employer’s negligence caused their injuries. In the COVID era, that means employees can... Read More »
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the bread and butter of many enterprises. When someone searches Google, Yahoo, or Bing, the budding entrepreneur will do anything to ensure that terms relating to their industry direct the potential customer to the company’s website. Being relegated to the dreaded “second page” of Google... Read More »
The modern gig economy has given rise to a number of complications. Over the last few years, Rideshare drivers for Uber and Lyft and food delivery drivers for companies like Doordash and Grubhub have been locked in a battle over employee rights, centered on whether those workers should be considered... Read More »
California recently enacted a law that could raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to over $20 an hour. The new law establishes a council to oversee labor conditions in the quick-service industry with broad authority to adopt rules concerning wages and working conditions in the industry. The law... Read More »
Comedian and star of many shows bearing his name, George Lopez recently joined the ranks of comedians suing streaming service Pandora, claiming the SiriusXM-owned company streamed his copyrighted works without permission. Lopez’s lawsuit follows claims from Lewis Black, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and the estates of Robin Williams and George... Read More »
A federal appeals court recently upheld a controversial Texas law limiting how Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and other social media platforms can moderate their content. The companies argued that the new law violates their free speech rights by forcing them to host content they find abhorrent. The U.S. Court of Appeals... Read More »
The for-profit prison system in the United States is, by many accounts, a nightmare. Advocates for prison reform see private prisons as capitalizing on mass incarceration while running institutions with more inmate violence, more abuse, and many other problems. In light of the myriad issues, California sought to ban the... Read More »
