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The Trademark Blog
You and God Be The Judge
Jerry Falwell is suing this site at jerryfalwell.com. At issue is whether he is a false prophet or not.
California Employment Law Update
Union Comments Made About Employer During Labor Dispute Were Not Defamatory
By Tony Oncidi
Steam Press Holdings, Inc. v. Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers Union, 302 F.3d 998 (9th Cir. 2002) During the course of a labor dispute, union president Mel Kahele told a…
California Employment Law Update
Company May Not Terminate Employee For Discussing Fairness Of Bonus System
By Tony Oncidi
Grant-Burton v. Covenant Care, Inc., 99 Cal. App. 4th 1361 (2002) Sharron Grant-Burton alleged that her employment was terminated in retaliation for having participated in a group discussion with other…
The Trademark Blog
Spawn Defeats Tony Twist in Theory of Publicity/Defamation Case
Todd McFarlane created the Spawn comic book, movie, tv show, etc. A hockey fan, McFarlane admittedly named a character, a bad guy, Anthony 'Tony Twist' Twistelli, after a real-life hockey…
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Ninth Circuit Issues Unconstitutional Advisory Opinion To Mattel and MCA
Until today I have never laughed out loud while reading a Ninth Circuit Opinion. This is the last paragraph of Mattel v. MCA (discussed above): "MCA filed a counterclaim for…