Navigation Counsel for the plaintiff, Gwendolyn R. Acker Wood of Acker Wood Intellectual Property Law, said it is “extremely difficult to prosecute a copyright infringement case and to prevail because the case law and the statutes are so rigid, or antiquated, and give very little recourse to people who want to protect their creation.”
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Washington High Court Unanimously Rejects Bank Execs' Reliance on 'Apex Doctrine' to Avoid Deposition
“The apex doctrine has not been adopted by any court in this state. We decline to adopt the doctrine because it improperly shifts the burden of proof in violation of our discovery rules and it undermines the right of access to courts,” Justice Susan Owens wrote on behalf of the unanimous court.
Virginia State Bar Accepting Applications for Court of Appeals Vacancy
Application materials should be submitted by email to judicialeval@vsb.org.
'Hide-the-Ball Exercise': Judge Rejects Washington Commanders' Argument That E-Tickets Bound Plaintiffs to Arbitration
“It is far from clear that the expectations for receiving and reviewing specific contract terms associated with cruise ship tickets, which are for a multi-day journey on an ocean-going vessel into international waters with overnight lodging, are necessarily applicable to tickets to attend a three-hour sporting event,” wrote the court, clearing the way for a […]
Lawyer's Press Statements About Class Action Are Protected by Litigation Privilege, Says Colorado Supreme Court
“We respectfully disagree with our sister court’s determination that the ‘recipient’ of the attorney press statements in that case was the newspaper reporter, rather than the public, as well as with that court’s ultimate conclusion, which we believe expresses a minority view among the jurisdictions to have considered the issue before us today,” concluded Justice […]