Nearly 30 Years Of Representing Businesses And Their Owners
By Darryl J. Horowitt Download a PDF of this article here The novel Covid-19 Coronavirus is impacting all segments of society. With shelter in place orders being issued by Governor Newsom, and most localities issuing orders for all non-essential companies to close and workers to “shelter in place”, businesses in virtually all categories are being affected. It is anticipated that…
By Gregory J. Norys Download a PDF of this article here Congress and the President have come together to provide relief to Americans affected by COVID-19. The first piece of legislation, called the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (“FFCRA”) contains several major provisions, three of which directly impact employers with up to 500 employees. Two components require paid leave (with…
This blog is an excerpt from an original article titled, “Serious Consideration Must Be Given In Responding To CLRA Demands” by Darryl H. Horowitt and Kelsey A. Seib. “The Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”) gives consumers the right to sue a seller, individually and on behalf of a class of affected consumers, if the seller defrauded the consumer. A lawsuit…
Continuing the tradition, Coleman & Horowitt, LLP once again hosted a group of students for the CART Law Lab Job Shadowing day. This year’s visit was organized by Keith White, Kelsey Seib, and Stephanie Dunn. The day started off with a tour of the office and highlighted necessary requirements for a functioning law firm. After the tour, the students went…
On December 3, 2019, Senator Thom Tillis, R-NC, chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing entitled “Fraudulent Trademarks: How They Undermine the Trademark System and Harm American Consumers and Businesses.” The hearing focused on ways to address fraudulent trademark filings, which have increased, particularly fraudulent filings by companies in China. According to Professor Barton Beebe, one…
By Greg J. Norys Read the article here. A no-match letter is a notice sent by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) to employers when an employee’s name and Social Security number do not match. The stated purpose of these letters is to ensure that the Social Security payments an employer makes on an employee’s behalf are properly credited to the…
This blog is re-posted from the Milk Producers Council Newsletter. If you have any questions please contact Kevin Abernathy at the Milk Producers Council or Lee N. Smith or Craig Tristao of our office.. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) officials confirmed Thursday that they are in the process of contacting about 70 dairies to investigate…
Although an author automatically gains copyright protection for her work immediately upon the work’s creation, an author may not file an infringement action in court until “registration of the copyright has been made” in accordance with the Copyright Act. The Supreme Court was recently called upon to resolve a split amongst the circuit courts regarding when registration of a copyright…
By Gary S. Shuster It is important to remember that a patent does not give anybody the right to do what the patent covers. For example, if I had a patent on a more effective delivery system for MDMA or LSD, having a patent doesn’t change the fact that those drugs are considered Schedule 1 and illegal under almost…
By Jennifer T. Poochigian In Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, the Court affirmed a Federal Circuit decision invalidating the patent for Helsinns nausea drug Aloxi, based on patent laws Aon sale bar. In short, the Court found that the sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential by agreement may place the…