Intellectual Property Law

Gaming Website Charged with Failing to Protect Minors
An interesting story out of Texas where GamesRadar has been charged by the Texas Attorney General with failing to protect the privacy and safety of children. The charge stemmed from an alleged breach of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act...

Lazy dog walker earns Great North Bum title
Lazy dog walker earns Great North Bum titleA father has been named one of the laziest men in Britain for walking his pet dog while sitting in his car. Kevin Pyle, 35, gets his son to drive him slowly around the block and, with his arm stretched out of the window, holds a lead attached to his bull mastiff Bruce, who walks alongside...

Great Title IX Bibliography
Looking for a complete list of Title IX cases, statutes, regulations, studies, articles, books and websites? Check out this new Title IX bibliography by librarian Christine Hepler of the University of Maine School of Law.

Environment - "States Approve Compact To Protect Great Lakes"
NPR's Morning Edition this morning had an excellent 5-minute story on the Great Lakes Water Compact and the likeliness of it being approved by Congress. You may read it or listen to it here...

Lawyers Working to Protect YOUR Rights
Image via Wikipedia Last week, Jim Reed and Christina Bruner Sonsire (yes, Christina got married this past weekend!) traveled to Albany to join almost 150 other members of the New York Trial Lawyer’s Association to meet with NY legislators to discuss important legislation...

Title VII Does Not Protect Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Title VII has not protected discrimination on account of sexual orientation for quite some time. Kapiamba v. Securitas Security, __F.Supp. 2d___ (S.D.N.Y. April 29, 2008)(registration required), is a recent case which illustrates this proposition of law...

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Women and the Law
Ttile IX

Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
allegedly failed to give policyholders discounted rates to which they were entitled.

Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action
Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action

US Army Corps of Engineers
Class action dismissed for allegedly failing to protect New Orleans from the levee breach.

Rock Band Great White
Settles Over 2003 Station NightClub Fire

Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Water Park
Faces Class Action

Racist Voicemail
Stamford Board of Education pays student $37,500 settlement after failing to protect her from racial discrimination.