A criminologist who has criticized the news media for excessive reporting on mass shooters has taken aim at the Washington Post for a story on David Katz, who is believed to have killed two people and injured 11 others before killing himself at a Jacksonville,...
Collegiate licensing is a big deal these days. Lots of alumni and fans of college teams want to wear clothing bearing the marks of their alma mater or their favorite team. Colleges commonly register their critical trademarks and license others to produce goods bearing their...
On July 17, 2018, the European Commission successfully concluded negotiations with Japan on a reciprocal adequacy finding which will allow personal data to flow freely from the EU to Japan (and vice versa). The adequacy decision has not yet been formally adopted, as it must still...
Harrison v. Rosetta Resources Operating LP presents a wacky? time-wasting? clever? unsuccessful attempt to expand reinvent the Texas accomodation doctrine. The doctrine defined To prevail on a claim under the accommodation doctrine the surface owner must prove: The lessee’s use of the surface completely precludes or substantially...
Earlier this year when I questioned whether or not privacy-related issues might represent an important emerging area of corporate liability, I was thinking we might see privacy claims emerge over time. I was thinking a longer time frame, over the course of years. What has...
In recognition of a rapidly changing ecommerce environment, Visa has created a new category of payment aggregator – a “marketplace” – for entities that bring “together Cardholders and retailers on an electronic commerce website or mobile application.” The new marketplace designation will have an immediate...