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A 2020 lawsuit against a McDonald’s franchise based in Oakland, California claimed that managers of the fast-food restaurant had given employees coffee filters and dog diapers in place of proper face masks. The franchise has agreed to improve its safety precautions to protect employees from covid-19 to settle the lawsuit. In the settlement, the Oakland […]
New Balance also claims that Michael Kors’ Pippin and Olympia trainers evoke the design of its 574 trainers, infringing its trade-dress rights. The brand’s 574 trainers are its best-selling shoe model, with the brand projecting over 7 million sales of the shoe in 2021. A spokesperson for New Balance said that the suit was filed […]
Law firms Slaughter and May have posted an autumn trainee retention score of 82%, while Clifford Chance has posted an autumn trainee retention score of 70%. Slaughter and May have confirmed it will retain 37 of its 45 trainees due to qualify next month. 43 of the firm’s trainees decided to go through the application […]
International US law firm Skadden is to take on a 65,000 square foot office in one of London’s newest skyscrapers. The firm is to relocate its 250-strong London team from its current Canary Wharf office to 22 Bishopsgate late next year. The firm has agreed to a 15-year lease which will allow it to occupy […]
US District Judge Kevin Castel said Fairstein had plausibly alleged defamation as to five scenes from the series, including that she coerced confessions, withheld evidence, and conducted a racially discriminatory police roundup of young men in Harlem. The judge said that the average viewer could conclude that these five scenes have a basis in fact, […]
Fintech giant Plaid has agreed to pay $58 million to settle consumers’ claims that the company used dubious tactics to acquire and share bank account credentials and financial information without consent.
The IP Law Summit and it's organisers Marcus Evans are glad to announce that Michael Bishop, the General Counsel at AT&T IP Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia, will join the 35th IP LAW Summit as the Chairperson and will discuss how IP Counsels need to get prepared for the future of the IP Law Industry.
As the Delta variant of the covid-19 virus causes infection rates to increase globally, some big businesses, such as Norwegian Cruise Line, have responded by establishing vaccination requirements. This has prompted legal challenges from civil libertarians and vaccine sceptics. Norwegian plans to make its first departure in many months on August 15 from Miami. However, […]
Oatly, which is the world’s largest oat milk company, has been defeated at the High Court by Glebe Farm Foods based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Oatly had accused the family-run business of taking unfair advantage of its trademarks with a gluten-free plant drink called PureOaty. The multi-million-pound brand claimed that the drink’s name, as well as […]
The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday in the US state of Massachusetts, claims that the companies knew they were contributing to illegal arms trafficking in Mexico, which has resulted in many deaths. The Mexican government is seeking up to $10 billion in compensation. Mexico has strict regulations on the sale of weapons. Guns can […]
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