Quick Details The PRSA 2025 Counselors Academy Spring Conference will be held on March 31 - April 2, 2025, at the historic Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Michael Lasky (Partner/Chair, Public Relations) will conduct a pre-conference session ahead of the PRSA 2025 Continue Reading
New York City Bar Association | Trade Secrets Symposium
Quick Details Session Overview On December 9, Neal Klausner (Partner/Co-Chair, Litigation + Dispute Resolution), along with a distinguished faculty of judges, in-house counsel and top practitioners will speak during the New York City Bar Association's webinar program "Trade Secrets Continue Reading
Natural Selection: NY Federal Court Dismisses “Natural” Personal Care Claims, Decertifies Class
The Bottom Line In a departure from several California court rulings on the same issue, a New York federal judge has decertified three classes of consumers seeking to recover damages for allegedly deceptive “natural” labeling claims on Tom’s of Maine toothpaste and deodorant products. The Continue Reading
PR Council | “Best Practices for Contracts and Addendums”
Quick Details Session Overview During this webinar, Michael Lasky and Samantha Rothaus will share their best current counsel based on most common issues they have seen arise in recent years, and what firms may anticipate in the near future. Attendees will learn that, while scoping and Continue Reading
PROI Worldwide | Frank Tank | A.I. and the Law
Quick Details Session Overview In this session for PROI Worldwide, hot topics will be addressed concerning the use of various Generative AI applications—such as ChatGPT, DALL·E 2, Amper, and more. Michael Lasky and Samantha Rothaus will join Andrew Cross from Walker Sands to discuss the Continue Reading
Ed Sheeran’s Copyright Victory: A Win for Songwriters?
The Bottom Line The Sheeran trial was a win for an individual songwriter, but the long road to victory underscores how difficult it can be for an artist to defeat a copyright claim based on similarities arising from the use of commonplace musical “building blocks.”Music producers and composers Continue Reading
Stay, Stay, Stay – The Supreme Court Rules Litigation is Automatically Stayed Pending an Appeal on Arbitrability
The Bottom Line The U.S. Supreme Court rules that lower court proceedings must be put on hold while an appeal is pending over whether the matter should be arbitrated.Businesses that regularly include arbitration clauses in agreements will no longer be forced to continue litigating cases while an Continue Reading
Welcome to Pennsylvania? U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Consent-to-Jurisdiction-By-Registration Law
The Bottom Line The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Pennsylvania statute that requires out-of-state corporations to consent to personal jurisdiction there for any lawsuit as a condition of doing business in the state.The decision may prompt other states to adopt similar regimes and has the potential Continue Reading
New York Expands Scope of Negligent Supervision and Retention Claims Against Employers
The Bottom Line Prospective customers (not just existing customers) may pursue claims against New York employers arising from an employee's misconduct under the doctrine of negligent supervision and retention. But the facts must still show that the employer owed a duty to the prospective customer Continue Reading
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) | Challenging Misleading Competitor Claims
Quick Details Date | June 27, 2023Panel Time | 12:00 - 1:00pm ESTLocation | Webinar Session Overview In this session, Marc Rachman will join other GALA members from Canada, the Dominican Republic, France, Mexico, the UK and the USA. This panel will discuss how they can help you navigate Continue Reading