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First Amendment Protects Trademark Owners from Government Censorship

On December 15, 2017, in In re Brunetti, Case No. 2015-1109 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the federal trademark statute’s (the “Lanham Act’s”)...

by Joel T. Beres and Alexandra MacKay December 22, 2017

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High court enforces "pay-if-paid" clause protecting CM; but allows fabricator and erector to recover extras directly from owner

On Thursday, December 14, 2017, the Supreme Court of Kentucky reversed an intermediate appellate court decision and reinstated a jury verdict of slightly more than $600,000 awarded to a structural steel fabricator and erector. The award compensated the fabricator and erector for unpaid retainage and extras on a high rise project.

by David B. Ratterman December 18, 2017

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Mary Beth Mantiply v. Patricia Horne: A Case Study

What is a Court to do when an attorney knowingly violates the automatic stay in bankruptcy, and after being sanctioned for that transgression, challenges an award of attorney’s fees at every possible opportunity? In its...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC December 07, 2017

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New Amendments to Bankruptcy Rules Could Have a Major Effect on the Rights of Secured Creditors

On April 27, 2017, the Supreme Court adopted and submitted to Congress various amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The rules become effective December 1, 2017. Some of the most significant changes...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC November 15, 2017

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Tax Reform Prospects Should Spur a Closer Look at Roth Retirement Savings Plans

When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won… – Macbeth, Act I, Scene I. So answers the Second Witch in the opening scene of the “Scottish play” of Shakespeare, to the First Witch’s...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC October 30, 2017

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Sixth Circuit Rules that Employers' Unenforced Policies Can Be the Basis for a Lawsuit

Employers have a new reason to review that dusty employee handbook that may have been left untouched for years. In Stein et al. v. hhgregg, Inc., et al., a divided Sixth Circuit ruled that an...

by Shannon Antle Hamilton and Robin E. McGuffin October 17, 2017

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Leatt Corporation notches another product liability victory with help of Stites & Harbison, PLLC

A federal court in Indiana issued multiple rulings on September 14, 2017, excluding two of the plaintiff’s expert witnesses in a product liability lawsuit and granting summary judgment for the defendant, safety equipment manufacturer Leatt Corporation.

by Robin E. McGuffin September 26, 2017

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Trump Administration Postpones Revised Form EEO-1 Pay Reporting Requirements

According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) has delayed the effective date of the revised Form EEO-1 and initiated a review to determine the appropriateness...

by Shannon Antle Hamilton September 15, 2017