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Supreme Court to Hear Jack Daniel’s Case Involving Trademark and Free Speech Rights Updated: Published by:

On Monday, November 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC. The lawsuit seeks to clarify whether VIP's Jack Daniel's themed dog-toys are protected from trademark infringement claims due to VIP's First Amendment interest…

Supreme Court Prepares to Review Identity Theft Sentencing Rule Updated: Published by:

A defendant convicted of Medicaid fraud argues that the two-year sentence enhancement for identity theft under federal law should not apply to his case, which did not involve misrepresenting another person's identity.

Elizabeth Holmes Faces Sentencing After Request for New Trial Is Denied Updated: Published by:

Elizabeth Holmes' motions for a new trial were denied by Judge Edward J. Davila on Monday, November 9, 2022. Holmes, the former CEO and founder of Theranos, was found guilty of defrauding investors earlier this year, and she now faces sentencing on Friday, November 18, 2022.

Starbucks Sued Over Coffee-Flavored Lip Gloss Trade Secrets Updated: Published by:

Starbucks was sued in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, on Friday, October 21, 2022. The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks Corporation misappropriated trade secrets and breached an implied non-disclosure agreement related to coffee-flavored lip gloss after a meeting with Balmuccino, LLC.

Football Injury Is No Defense to Bank Fraud, 6th Circuit Rules Updated: Published by:

A disbarred Tennessee personal injury lawyer was not entitled to assert that head injuries from his college football career, including possible CTE, negated the intent element necessary to convict him of federal bank fraud, the Sixth Circuit ruled.

Plaintiffs Cite Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision as Support in Climate Change Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, plaintiffs in Juliana et al. v. United States of America, a climate change lawsuit previously dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, cited the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights as novel precedent to support the need to go to trial.