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Does Justice Scalia’s Death Signal the Fall of Arbitration?

By Appellate / February 19, 2016 / Comments Off on Does Justice Scalia’s Death Signal the Fall of Arbitration?

Justice Antonin Scalia was best known for his scathing opinions, often in cases split along ideological lines.  Even in dissent, he often played integral roles in landmark appeals at the center of nation’s attention, including Obergefell v. Hodges (gay marriage, dissent), District of Columbia v. Heller (gun rights, majority opinion) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey…

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Is Your Brand Naughty or Nice? The New Santa at the Trademark Office

By Michael A. Kahn / February 16, 2016 / Comments Off on Is Your Brand Naughty or Nice? The New Santa at the Trademark Office

I met my wife in high school. On our first date, I took her to an X-rated movie. She loved it. So did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awarded it the Oscar for Best Picture. And within twelve months, the rating for Midnight Cowboy had dropped from X to R. That’s…

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Judicially Estopped – 8th Cir. Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment

By Sheila Greenbaum / February 2, 2016 / Comments Off on Judicially Estopped – 8th Cir. Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a District Court’s summary judgment that a party who does not disclose his employment discrimination claims to a bankruptcy trustee is judicially estopped from pursuing those claims. Jones v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Jones began working for Bob Evans in June 2009.  A few months later, he…

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