Intellectual Property Law

No Really. We might actually be held responsible
Right about now, Valence Media and its co-defendants might wish that TorrentSpy was the name of a blockbuster movie they had produced instead of the peer to peer network that served as a means for the wholesale illegal distribution of the creative works of others...

Referring to inadmissible evidence in opening statement of criminal trial results in reversal: PARKER V. COM (SC 12/20/2007)
PARKER V. COM CRIMINAL: Opening Statement 2005-SC-000343-MR.pdf PUBLISHED: REVERSING OPINION: NOBLE; SCOTT CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART BY SEP. OP; ABRAMSON NOT SITTING DATE RENDERED: 12/20/2007 SC found Parker to be entitled to a new trial following conviction for murder because the trial court erred in allowing the playing of a rap CD in opening statement, with commentary by the Commonwealth, when the CD could not later be properly admitted, and the error could not be cured by admonition...

Commentary on Parker v. Town of Lexington
Mirror of Justice comments on Parker v. Town of Lexington, No. 07-1528, which we covered here. That is the case where the First tells the parents that don?t like gay people where to go...

Parker v. State
CHARLES HAROLD PARKER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D06-5134 COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT     May 2, 2008, Opinion Filed NOTICE:   NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED   PRIOR HISTORY:    [*1]  Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; R...

The Parker/Wirthlin case and the rights of parents
I begin this posting by thanking Richard M. for his bringing to our attention the First Circuit?s decision in the Parker/Wirthlin cases. I previously commented on the district court?s decision in the matter almost a year ago [HERE]...

Newark New Jersey Police Officers Det. Vernon Parker, Det. Kyle Bowman And Sgt. Mary Louise Bailey Charged With Brutally Beating Man Charged With Criminal Mischief. Parker Also Faces Child Molestation Charges
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - Three Newark police officers have been indicted in the beating of a prisoner being processed at police headquarters after his arrest on a minor municipal warrant, authorities said today...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Recovery Claim
Florida Insurance Guarantee Association agrees to pay $14 million settlement to Home Solutions of America for construction services.

Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill
Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill>

Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action For Withholding Federal Bailout Funds
Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action

Federal National Mortgage Association
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.

Tarceva
Safety Data Show Association with Liver Failure and Death