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Are Colleges Obligated to Protect Their Students from Harm?
Does a college or university owe a special duty of care to protect its students from each other? It’s possible that they do, according to a recent opinion coming from the Supreme Court of California in Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Katherine Rosen). In its opinion, the…
Too Late For an Anti-SLAPP?
Alyssa Dillard’s article, “Too late for an anti-SLAPP?” published in the January 2019 issue of Plaintiff’s Magazine discusses the limiting language of the popular statute, including a review of recent case law limiting the usage of the anti-SLAPP provision when utilized in amended complaints. To read the article, click here.
Using Patents to Establish Brand
Small businesses and especially startups are often well aware of what a patent can accomplish for their businesses; provide a legal monopoly for their inventions for a period of time. And yet, the effects of a patent can go beyond protection of an invention and can include helping establish a strong brand for the business,…
Deduction Denied – The Two-Way Effect of a New Tax Provision for Payments Related to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse
The year 2017 saw a significant amount of attention paid to allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace, and the recently passed U.S. tax bill attempts to address some of those issues. But the bill itself is not without controversy. One provision in the bill, for example, will make sexual harassment settlements non-deductible for employers…
Can My Child Decide Who He/She Wants to Live With?
Child Custody is one of the most important issues to be decide in a martial dissolution matters. Indeed, parents going through divorce may end up spending tens of thousands of dollars and countless sleepless nights fighting over child custody and visitation. The issue of child custody has two components: (1) legal custody; and (2) physical…