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On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 17, 2014 |
Entertainment, Sports, & Media Law
, Intellectual Property
To most people, music piracy means illegally streaming or downloading a copyrighted work without payment to its creator. In other words, there is a realization that each and every illegal download of a song deprives the creator of payments he or she would have otherwise received through legitimate…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 10, 2014 |
Entertainment, Sports, & Media Law
Some things never change. It is true that the American music industry looks nothing like it did at the dawn of the new millennium, but major industry executives (and smaller, independent players) still have one central goal when signing new talent: high yield with low risk. With traditional streams…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 8, 2014 |
Entertainment, Sports, & Media Law
, Intellectual Property
Last summer, a small band performed at a bar called 69 Taps in Medina, Ohio, near Cleveland. That evening, the band covered a number of popular songs that the mostly middle-aged audience had grown up listening to. The bar had not asked for a set list, nor had the band…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 8, 2014 |
Employment & Labor Law
Confidentiality clauses are typical in settlement, severance, and separation agreements, as employers typically want to avoid a situation where a former employee openly discloses the amount of a settlement or severance payment. Employers often offer significant monetary consideration in exchange for, among other things, the employee’s discretion. Recently, a…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 2, 2014 |
Business Litigation
Last summer, a small band performed at a bar called 69 Taps in Medina, Ohio, near Cleveland. That evening, the band covered a number of popular songs that the mostly middle-aged audience had grown up listening to. The bar had not asked for a set list, nor had the band…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 2, 2014 |
Business Litigation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently filed a lawsuit against one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains, CVS, claiming its separation agreements violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This action by the EEOC is surprising and significant, since the targeted provisions…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 28, 2014 |
Business Litigation
Yesterday, the Chicago regional office of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision that could dramatically change the landscape of college athletics as we know it today. The Regional Director for the NLRB found that scholarship football players at Northwestern University are considered employees within the…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 28, 2014 |
Business Litigation
, M&A and Corporate
The Delaware Court of Chancery, one of the most sophisticated and influential venues for the resolution of corporate disputes, has held that when one company acquires another, privileged communications between the acquired company and its attorneys are not protected during subsequent litigation between the companies unless the…
by Stephanie Wilson | March 6, 2014 |
Business Litigation
Service employees working on a federal contract subject the Service Contract Act must be paid wages and fringe benefits not less than the prevailing wage determination or the wage rates and fringe benefits contained in a predecessor contractor’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”). Because…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 4, 2014 |
Employment & Labor Law
Violating the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act (VUTSA) is easier than you might think. A federal court recently held that an employee downloading company information to an external storage device or emailing it to a personal email address may be liable for trade secret theft…
