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In Wake of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Ex-Law Professor, GMU Bans Intimate Relationships With Students
A month after Joshua D. Wright, a former professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, was accused of sexual misconduct, the university announced policy changes to prohibit any “intimate, sexual, or other type of romantic or amorous encounter or association” between students and faculty, employees or volunteers at the school.
Report: Product Liability Lawsuits Hit Record High in 2022
Product liability cases that aren’t coordinated in multidistrict litigation reached their highest level since 2013, with 5,826 filed in 2022, according to a Lex Machina report released Thursday.
Brown University Accused of Violating Title IX in Its Response to Rape Allegations Against Student Athlete
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
Sweet Defeat: 3rd Circuit Says Candymaker Can't Trademark Watermelon's Shape and Colors
“Because the tricolored shape is recognizable as watermelon-flavored, the whole appearance is useful,” Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote. “So a candymaker cannot block competitors from using the combined shape and colors by trademarking that combination. We will thus affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.”