by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 25, 2012 | Business Lawsuit Blog
Many have been wondering when JP Morgan Chase (“Chase”) will take down the fencing closing off Chase Manhattan Plaza, an architectural landmark in Lower Manhattan. Public space activist have been trying to get the Landmark’s Preservation Commission (“Commission”) to...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 25, 2012 | Internet Law Blog
Businesses have long been able to protect their list of customers as a trade secret, keeping the information out of the hands of competitors. But should the list of customers in a business’ Twitter account be granted the same confidential protection?The United States...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 18, 2012 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
In Martin Heller v. Lauren Gardner Trust, No. A-0914-11T2 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 27, 2012), the court considered the enforceability of a “put offering notice, by which one or more members could require the other members to buyout their shares.” The...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 18, 2012 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
In Martin Heller v. Lauren Gardner Trust, No. A-0914-11T2 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 27, 2012), the court considered the enforceability of a “put offering notice, by which one or more members could require the other members to buyout their shares.” The...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 18, 2012 | Business Lawsuit Blog
In Merrill Lynch v. Cantone Research, Inc.,___ N.J. Super. ____ (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2012), the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey was presented with the issue of whether a party may be forced to arbitrate in a situation in which they did not...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 18, 2012 | Internet Law Blog
What state law claims are preempted by the federal law embodied in the Copyright Act? This question was recently addressed in Stadt v. Fox News Network LLC, 719 F.Supp.2d 312 (S.D.N.Y. 2010).In that case, Kenneth Stadt (“Stadt”), a video owner, filed a lawsuit...
