Every year since 2009, the United State Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has published a report that details the actions the DOJ has taken to implement Title IV of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (“PRO IP Act”) . The PRO IP Act reports also summarizes efforts, activities, and resources that the DOJ has allocated for intellectual property enforcement. There are now a dozen PRO IP Act reports available on the DOJ’s website, and they offer useful insights into how the DOJ prioritizes the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the prosecution of those violating IP…
NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues its investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of DLocal Limited (NASDAQ: DLO) resulting from allegations that dLocal may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased dLocal securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class…
A law firm that represented former Trump adviser Steve Bannon is suing him for nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal bills.
In a lawsuit filed last Friday in New York state court, the law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron alleges that Bannon has an outstanding bill of more than $480,000 for the legal services it provided from around November 2020 through November 2022.
“This action simply seeks payment of an outstanding bill for legal services rendered in the amount of $480,487.87 in addition to scheduling a hearing on the reasonable attorneys’ fees DHC is contractually entitled to as the prevailing party…
The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announced that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Cutera, Inc. (“Cutera” or “the Company”) CUTR for violations of the securities laws.
The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. Cutera announced on February 28, 2023, that it would fail to file its 2022 annual report in a timely manner. The Company also admitted that it identified “material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting related to ineffective information technology general controls and ineffective inventory…
NBA star Zion Williamson has more to celebrate than his recently announced five-year maximum rookie contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans, worth up to $239 million. Williamson was also victorious in a lawsuit he filed against his former agent Gina Ford, and her agency Prime Sports Marketing LLC (“Prime Sports”). The case is Williamson v. Prime Sports Marketing LLC et al. in the District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, No. 1:19-cv-00593.
Williamson entered into a marketing agreement with Ford and Prime Sports when he was just a freshman at Duke University. He brought suit in 2019,…
Napoli Shkolnik has filed a lawsuit against one of its lawyers for breach of contract.Getty Images
Napoli Shkolnik, a law firm in New York, is suing one of its attorneys for “quiet quitting.”
The firm said Heather Palmore breached her contract by also working for her own legal practice.
Her lawyer said Napoli Shkolnik filed the “bogus” lawsuit after she raised discrimination claims.
An attorney in New York is being sued by her own law firm for “quiet quitting” — a buzzy term for workers who do the bare minimum at their jobs without resigning.
Napoli Shkolnik, a personal injury…
The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) was enacted in 2016. The DTSA allows an owner of a trade secret to sue in federal court when seeking relief for trade secret misappropriation related to a product or service in interstate or foreign commerce, and does not preempt any state law. A goal of the DTSA is to “provide a single, national standard for trade secret misappropriation with clear rules and predictability for everyone involved.” S. Rep. No. 114-220, at 14 (2016). For the majority of the time, this goal is upheld. Aside from establishing a relation to a product or service…
As more millennials join the partnership ranks, we want to know how unique — or not — the generation’s outlook on law firm life truly is.
Do shared generational attitudes transcend the partner-associate divide? What impact, if any, is that having law firm policies?
in the final installment in this year’s series of surveys conducted in partnership with our friends at Major, Lindsey & Africa, we’d like your views on such topics as compensation practices, associate workloads, bias in the legal industry, and firm leadership.
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts here. As always, the survey is…