Sign in to follow
Search Results

0 results for 'Kaplan'

You can use to get even better search results
March 01, 2004 |

Evelyn FinkelsteinSecretary and General Counsel Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Velyn Finkelstein spends every day at Lincoln Center, but she's not toting around a giant string instrument, pirouetting across a stage, or worrying about hitting a high C. That's because Finkelstein is the secretary and general counsel of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., the corporation that presents nearly 400 events annually. It also manages the Lincoln Center complex on New York's Upper West Side. Lincoln Center is home to organizations such as The Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ball
4 minute read
November 17, 2010 |

Manage risk with cell phone policy

Employees who multitask while driving on company time pose a big risk to their employers. Employers can be held liable for an accident caused by an employee's distracted driving, if the employee is acting within the course and scope of his employment. Now there is a new risk on the road: employees who text while driving.
10 minute read
July 22, 2013 |

IN BRIEF: WTC Claim Rejected

Developer Larry Silverstein has lost his attempt to win as much as $3.5 billion from airlines to pay for extra losses he endured as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center complex. Plus more from our weekly roundup of Web-only stories from NLJ.com and other ALM publications.
3 minute read
July 09, 2007 |

A new use for consumer class actions

Plaintiffs' lawyers are filing an increasing number of class actions under state consumer-protection laws in conjunction with, or in place of, traditional personal injury class actions. In recent years, judges have refused to certify class actions of personal injury claims, in most cases because the facts and circumstances surrounding injured plaintiffs are too dissimilar to allow their claims to be decided together.
8 minute read
Heavy-Hitters Hit Pfizer with New Securities Suit, Highlighting Opt-Out Trend
Publication Date: 2012-11-15
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court:
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number:

Two months after opting out of a class action against Pfizer, a group of major public and private institutional investors are taking matters into their own hands. On Thursday the breakaway investors and their lawyers at Bernstein Litowitz filed their own securities fraud suit, accusing Pfizer of duping shareholders about risks associated with two once-blockbuster drugs.

August 27, 1999 |

Tales of 'Tarnished' Trademarks Forced Change

In the wake a of a settlement between Tiffany & Co. and a 50-year-old Miami hotel, other landmarks that share famous namesakes appear vulnerable. The threat lies in the Dilution Act, which targets portraying a famous mark in an unsavory context or the whittling away of distinctiveness by noncompeting businesses. The act has no statute of limitations and no provision on whether it can be applied retroactively, and the courts have rendered inconsistent decisions that cry out for clarity.
4 minute read
September 17, 2004 |

Srour v. Dwelling Quest Corp.

Broker's Commission Was Earned When the Lease Was Signed
17 minute read
July 17, 1999 |

Trademarks as Collateral: Lenders Beware

Trademarks can be useful as debt security for lenders and borrowers alike. Too often, however, the parties fail to take basic trademark principles into account when setting up trademark security interests. The results can be disastrous -- leading even to destruction of the very trademark in which the security interest is sought. This paper explains the relevant trademark law and potential pitfalls to avoid.
17 minute read
In re Merrill Lynch Auction, 09 MD 2030 (LAP)
Publication Date: 2011-04-05
Practice Area: Business Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Loretta A. Preska
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number: 09 MD 2030 (LAP)

Cite as: In re Merrill Lynch Auction, 09 MD 2030 (LAP), NYLJ 1202489005791, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 29, 2011)District Judge Loretta A. Preskap class="de

September 30, 2010 |

News In Brief

6 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

    More from ALM

    More from ALM

    Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

    Resources