The Tampa area, including St. Petersburg and Clearwater, is renowned for its rich nightlife scene and some of the best beaches in the country. Residents and visitors alike spend a lot of time enjoying the beaches during the day, and look forward to going out for dinner, dancing, and entertainment later in the evening. Undoubtedly, the lively environment may encourage
Boston is a large, old city with many narrow roads, making driving a large truck even more dangerous here than in the newer cities constructed to accommodate trucks. Inexperienced drivers making tight turns on Morton street or Gallican boulevard could cause property damage or cause an accident injuring a passenger vehicle driver or even a pedestrian. Additionally, several interstates, including
A severe car accident is a traumatic, harrowing experience. Dealing with the aftermath of a drunk driving accident is even more challenging. Over the years, policymakers have imposed new penalties and regulations to reduce drinking and driving, but it remains a chronic problem throughout Fort Lauderdale and the country at large. Every year, thousands of Americans decide to get behind
Joint Employer liability is frequently the subject of much discussion. In California, the issue often arises in the wage-and-hour context—and is commonly litigated in the context of franchisor/franchisee liability. In Salazar v. McDonald’s Corp., the Ninth Circuit recently held that the franchisor was not liable for purported violations of the California Labor Code due to its lack of control over
Drunk driving continues to plague Orlando roads, despite the best efforts of advocates and legislatures to educate the public about its dangers and to punish those who make the catastrophic decision to drive after drinking. Victims of Orlando drunk drivers frequently, suffer severe physical, emotional, and financial difficulty. Under Florida law, they deserve compensation from drunk drivers and other parties
Perhaps one of the most confusing and complex areas of employment law deals with the payment of overtime. Most attorneys and even lay people understand that an employer is required to pay an employee overtime compensation at a rate of 1½ times the employee’s regular hourly rate for all hours worked over 40 in a given work week. However, the
Every notable movement needs a good name – a memorable moniker. Some movement names are purely descriptive, like CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT or GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT, while others are less so such as TEA PARTY MOVEMENT or BOSTON STRONG. Can the name of a movement also constitute a brand that is protectable under our U.S. trademark laws? A trademark is anything
Patients place a tremendous amount of trust in their health care providers, and have every reason to expect they will be treated in accordance with accepted medical standards. Unfortunately, medical professionals are not immune from making serious mistakes. When a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider fails to meet an accepted standard of care and causes harm to patients
Slip and fall/trip and fall cases are often difficult cases to win under Texas law. Of course, just because you fall and are injured on someone else’s property does not make them responsible for your injuries under the law. You first have to prove that the owners/managers of the property were somehow negligent. For example, let’s say you slipped/tripped and
For a patent attorney at a first-time meeting with a new client, these questions inevitably arise: “Who is going to own the patent application and eventual patent?” and “Why can’t my LLC file for the patent application?” At this point we start explaining, but the client’s eyes soon cross and glaze over. Being experienced attorneys in these matters, we just
The Tampa area, including St. Petersburg and Clearwater, is renowned for its rich nightlife scene and some of the best beaches in the country. Residents and visitors alike spend a lot of time enjoying the beaches during the day, and look forward to going out for dinner, dancing, and entertainment later in the evening. Undoubtedly, the lively environment may encourage
Boston is a large, old city with many narrow roads, making driving a large truck even more dangerous here than in the newer cities constructed to accommodate trucks. Inexperienced drivers making tight turns on Morton street or Gallican boulevard could cause property damage or cause an accident injuring a passenger vehicle driver or even a pedestrian. Additionally, several interstates, including
A severe car accident is a traumatic, harrowing experience. Dealing with the aftermath of a drunk driving accident is even more challenging. Over the years, policymakers have imposed new penalties and regulations to reduce drinking and driving, but it remains a chronic problem throughout Fort Lauderdale and the country at large. Every year, thousands of Americans decide to get behind
Joint Employer liability is frequently the subject of much discussion. In California, the issue often arises in the wage-and-hour context—and is commonly litigated in the context of franchisor/franchisee liability. In Salazar v. McDonald’s Corp., the Ninth Circuit recently held that the franchisor was not liable for purported violations of the California Labor Code due to its lack of control over
Drunk driving continues to plague Orlando roads, despite the best efforts of advocates and legislatures to educate the public about its dangers and to punish those who make the catastrophic decision to drive after drinking. Victims of Orlando drunk drivers frequently, suffer severe physical, emotional, and financial difficulty. Under Florida law, they deserve compensation from drunk drivers and other parties
Perhaps one of the most confusing and complex areas of employment law deals with the payment of overtime. Most attorneys and even lay people understand that an employer is required to pay an employee overtime compensation at a rate of 1½ times the employee’s regular hourly rate for all hours worked over 40 in a given work week. However, the
Every notable movement needs a good name – a memorable moniker. Some movement names are purely descriptive, like CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT or GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT, while others are less so such as TEA PARTY MOVEMENT or BOSTON STRONG. Can the name of a movement also constitute a brand that is protectable under our U.S. trademark laws? A trademark is anything
Patients place a tremendous amount of trust in their health care providers, and have every reason to expect they will be treated in accordance with accepted medical standards. Unfortunately, medical professionals are not immune from making serious mistakes. When a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider fails to meet an accepted standard of care and causes harm to patients
Slip and fall/trip and fall cases are often difficult cases to win under Texas law. Of course, just because you fall and are injured on someone else’s property does not make them responsible for your injuries under the law. You first have to prove that the owners/managers of the property were somehow negligent. For example, let’s say you slipped/tripped and
For a patent attorney at a first-time meeting with a new client, these questions inevitably arise: “Who is going to own the patent application and eventual patent?” and “Why can’t my LLC file for the patent application?” At this point we start explaining, but the client’s eyes soon cross and glaze over. Being experienced attorneys in these matters, we just
