Jessica Bromall Sparkman and Rod Berman’s article entitled, “Fraud in the Trademark Office and Fraud in the Patent Office: Different Standards but Both on Appeal”, was published in the June 2009 issue of Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal.
On June 12, 2009, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Munson v. Del Taco, Inc. (S162818) that plaintiffs need not prove intentional discrimination to recover $4,000 minimum statutory damages per occurrence under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (the “Unruh Act”). This outcome is likely to lead to more lawsuits filed under the Americans with […]
Jim Butler’s blog article, “Terminating hotel management agreements when things don’t work? Not easy, but not impossible either,” appeared in ehotelier.com, Hotel Resource and Hospitality Net. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog:Terminating hotel management agreements when things don’t work? Not easy, but not impossible either.
Cathy Holmes’s article, “Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #7. Public – Private Hotel Development Financing – What Kinds of Public- Private Hotel Projects Are Underway Now and What Kinds of Public Financing Are Available Now to Build Hotels“, appeared in Hospitality Net. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog: Hospitality Lawyer Insights from […]
Jim Butler’s blog article, “Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #12. What’s left for owners today?”, appeared in ehotelier.com. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog: Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #12. What’s left for owners today?
Removal Of Non-Diversity-Based Malpractice Claims To Federal Court — A New Approach? By Amy Lerner Hill and Rod Berman According to attorneys Amy Lerner Hill and Rod Berman of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, patent-related malpractice claims are being placed into federal courts with increasing frequency. The authors discuss the roots of this trend and […]
Jim Butler’s blog article, “Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #11. What are the winning strategies for hotels today?” appeared in ehotelier.com. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog: Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #11. What are the winning strategies for hotels today?
Jim Butler’s blog article, "Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #3. When is it time to buy hotels?", appeared in Hospitality Net. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog: Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #3. When is it time to buy hotels?
Jim Butler’s blog article, “Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #10. When will CMBS come back?” appeared in ehotelier.com. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog: Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #10. When will CMBS come back?
Jim Butler’s blog article, “Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #9. What is the future for new hotel construction and development?” appeared in ehotelier.com. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog:Hospitality Lawyer Insights from MTM: #9. What is the future for new hotel construction and development?