Intellectual Property Law

Perjury In A Bankruptcy Case Can Land You In Jail!
Perjury is a federal crime when it happens in conjunction with a bankruptcy case.  When my clients sign their Petition I inform them no less than 4 times that they are signing the documents under penalty of pejury that everything must be truthful and accurate to best of their knowledge...

Criminal Perjury in Tennessee
Perjury is essentially the offense of lying under oath in an effort to deceive. Under English common law and early American common law, perjury was punishable by death. While the punishments for perjury have relaxed significantly over the years, perjury remains a crime and is seen as an offense that promulgates the miscarriage of justice...

The Penalties for Perjury in New Jersey
Perjury is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements while under oath. Often, the penalties for perjury are as serious as the criminal act about which the individual was allegedly lying...

Some comparative perspective on executions and the death penalty
Over at CNN is this new piece headlined "World shocked by U.S. execution of Troy Davis," which suggests that all or nearly all countries of the world find Gerogia's application of the death penalty shocking...

You can be convicted of perjury FOR TELLING THE TRUTH Federal Court eliminates literal truth defense to perjury
Witnesses must answer not the question asked, but the imaginary “intended question” Perjury, or lying by a witness under oath, is a felony punishable with incaracertion in prison...

April-Issued Certificate Re-Registration Deadline Approaches
If you own an aircraft that was registered in the month of April of any year, your aircraft must be re-registered by June 30, 2011. Since the window for online registration has closed, if you haven't done so already, you will need to submit your re-registration application to the FAA by mail...

Visa Applications For Foreign Nationals Married to American Citizens
two options for getting your foreign-born spouse a visa

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
allegedly overcharged for immigration application fees.

RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty
RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty >

Faulty Homes
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. pays HUD $75,000 civil penalty for defective construction.

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

imbee Data Collection
Industrious Kid, Inc. pays $130,000 civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.