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On October 8, 2009, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously approved a luxury 80-room boutique hotel in the historic Security Pacific Bank Building at the corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga. Based on the work of JMBM and the project team, the hotel concept received vast community support ranging from historic preservation associations to neighborhood […]
In Court Suppresses Email Evidence in Bear Sterns Case, Stuart Tubis discusses U.S. v. Cioffi, et al., Case No. 08-CR-415 (FB) (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 26, 2009), in which The Eastern District of New York granted defendant Matthew Tannin’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from his personal Gmail account.
Jim Butler’s blog article, "Occupancy tax update on internet hotel booking: More lawsuits against Expedia and online travel companies (OTCs) over "lost" bed taxes — Why hotels should care about the transient occupancy tax (TOT) battle," appeared in 4Hoteliers.com, ehotelier.com, Hotel Resource and Hotel Online.
Michael Gold’s article "Efficient E-Discovery for the Smaller Case," which was published in the course handbook for the recent PLI program, Electronic Discovery Guidance 2009: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know, was republished in PLI’s November 5 All-Star Briefing newsletter. Efficient E-Discovery for the Smaller Case PLI: Electronic Discovery has presented both cost […]
Michael Gold’s article "Efficient E-Discovery for the Smaller Case" was published in PLI’s November 5 All-Star Briefing newsletter.
An article by Dan Sedor and David Poitras, “Are You Prepared for E-Discovery?” (Part One of a Two-Part Article), was published in the November 2009 issue of Bankruptcy Strategist.
Jim Butler’s blog article, "Hotel Occupancy Tax Alert: online travel company suits over transient occupancy taxes raise – 5 things every hotel owner and operator needs to know", appeared in Hotel Online, 4Hoteliers.com and ehotelier.com
In Public Accessibility Prior to Patent, Stuart Tubis discusses In re Lister, No. 2009-1060 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 22, 2009), in which the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences affirmed an earlier § 102(b) rejection of a patent due to its prior public accessibility at the Copyright Office, rejecting Lister’s claim that the manuscript was not […]
Stan Gibson’s article titled, “Six Steps to Litigation Readiness,” was published by published by PLI in Electronic Discovery Guidance 2009: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know.
Jim Butler’s and Marty Orlick’s blog article, "ADA Hotel Lawyers: California opens door to more ADA litigation, but also offers protection to the well-informed", appeared in Hotel Online, ehotelier.com and Hotel Resource.
