The jury concluded there was no proof that Tamara Harris was terminated in retaliation for calling several news outlets soon after several coworkers tested positive.
LICENSING – Everlast World’s Boxing Headquarters Corp. v. Ringside Inc.
COMPLAINT – Everlast licensed Ringside to produce boxing products using Everlast trademarks. Everlast claims that Ringside has failed to pay royalties, and has thus terminated the licensing agreement. Everlast seeks an injunction on Ringside’s use of the trademarks, as well as damages for trademark dilution and unjust enrichment. (S.D.N.Y.)
New York Decision Roundup - July 10, 2012
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INSURANCE - Admiral Ins. Co. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co.
OPINION – A contractor's excess insurer was entitled to reimbursement from a subcontractor's insurers for its contribution to a personal injury settlement with a subcontractor’s employee because the injuries suffered by employee arose out the subcontractors’ operations, the 1st Department has ruled. (N.Y. App. Div., 1st Dep’t)
It was argued that amendments to the law violated the home rule doctrine, which bars the legislature from passing laws that apply to some, but not all, municipalities.
The decision is a loss for health officials who, spurred by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, have made fighting smoking a city-wide crusade.
The pictures were first reported by Gothamist, which described them as showing the prosecutor wearing blackface as part of a Rastafarian costume, and simulating prison rape.
Citing improper remarks during cross and summation, the Fourth Department ordered a new trial for Jason Slishevsky, convicted in 2010 of molesting his girlfriend's daughter.
The case is unrelated to an interest rate-fixing scandal involving Barclays, but lawyers for the trustee cited a pattern of potentially improper behavior by the bank.
A federal judge ruled the law gave retroactive cover to employees of corporate subsidiaries, not just those working directly for parent companies.
The firm could have claims against partners who received hefty salary guarantees, as well as those perceived to have taken value when their clients followed them out the door.
A three-judge panel said that although Hector Rivas' petition for release was time-barred, his case could proceed because he had "raised a credible and compelling claim of actual innocence."
Police didn't violate an upstate NY man's rights when they found him covered in blood and detained him without a lawyer while searching for a victim, a divided state appeals court ruled.
U.S. Judge Laura Taylor Swain granted a motion by Fox network to dismiss Dish's copyright and contract claims over its "Auto Hop" feature, saying they should be addressed in Los Angeles.
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