We have recently been retained by several Nail Shops who are being sued by DIRECTV. DIRECTV is targeting nail shops that have a television in the shop which is visible by the customers. The issue is that the cable box being used by the Nail Shop is “allegedly” brought from the owner’s home. The owner…
Workers suing their former companies for wrongful termination and discrimination are increasingly adding defamation claims to their lawsuits. The defamation claim often alleges that companies gave false reasons for firing a worker. About 60 to 70 percent of the wrongful termination and harassment cases include defamation claims, “whether or not they’re appropriate.” A defamation claim made…
A fledgling smartphone application could put lawyers in contact with potential clients in drunken-driving cases almost before they are ticketed. Known as the Duey Dialer, it allows a driver to activate audio recording of a traffic stop at the touch of a button. The app also automatically contacts an attorney with drunken-driving expertise if it…
A news story about the miraculous survival of a window washer who fell from the roof of an 11-story building in San Francisco’s financial district last year credits a passing motorist with saving his life. Instead of hitting the pavement on California Street after he fell from a scaffold, Pedro Perez, 58, struck the roof…
A former Hogan Lovells partner has failed to persuade the Virginia Supreme Court that his law firm’s insurance policy should cover an auto accident because he was working when driving to work. The Virginia Supreme Court ruled (PDF) on Thursday in the coverage dispute involving lawyer H. Christopher Bartolomucci, now a partner at Bancroft, the…
Police who use drug-sniffing dogs in conjunction with traffic stops can’t keep the motorist waiting after the ticket is written when they have no reasonable suspicion justifying the extra time, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The court ruled in the case of motorist Dennys Rodriguez, who says police violated his Fourth Amendment rights when…
Jeremy Alcede personally maintained the Facebook and Twitter accounts for his former Texas gun store and shooting range. He thought of them as his own, and didn’t hesitate to inject his political views as he publicized Tactical Firearms in Katy. But a federal bankruptcy judge disagreed, and ordered Alcede to turn over the passwords to…
A family photographed in their glass-walled apartment by an artist in a neighboring building can’t recover for privacy invasion under New York law, a state appeals court has ruled. Artist Arne Svenson used a telephoto lens to photograph the family of Martha and Matthew Foster, who sued after he balked at their initial request to…
Car rental companies are not exempt from their duty to insure cars that they own. When you rent a car you are asked who will be driving the car. You can list a driver at that time or later you may decide to let someone in your household drive the car without your permission. If…
Whether you’ve been injured in an auto-collision, slip & fall, or hurt at work, the process of recovering your losses can be complicated, and more so than often, seem unfair. Either through your own personal experience, or through someone you know, most of us have been stung by the frustration of just trying to become…