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New York police sued for using excessive force on peaceful protester

JURIST

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) joined with several other legal entities in a lawsuit Tuesday accusing New York Police officers of race discrimination, police brutality and violating the free speech of a peaceful protester.

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Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for accessing hard drive

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Mac Issac allegedly reached out to Giuliani and mailed Giuliani and Attorney Robert J. Costello boasted about going through Biden’s laptop to New York Magazine. ” Biden requests a jury trial and seeks both general and punitive damages. .” Costello copies he made of Biden’s hard drive.

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New York Times Loses Effort to Block Kai Spears Defamation Action

JonathanTurley

The New York Times lost a critical effort to block the defamation lawsuit brought by University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears. On March 20, Spears’s attorney demanded a public retraction of the statements pursuant to Ala. We have previously discussed retraction statutes that can limit damages or actions.

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New York’s Nassau County legislature passes controversial legislation permitting police to sue protestors

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Individuals who discriminate are subject to “substantial civil penalt[ies]” as well as punitive damages and injunctive relief. Additionally, individuals who violate such provisions must pay the first responder’s attorneys’ fees.

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WILL STARBUCKS GET ROASTED HERE?

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Case Grounded on Fraud and Misrepresentation In mid-November, Kristie Brownell filed a proposed class action in a New York federal court against Starbucks Coffee Co. , the world’s largest coffeehouse chain. Will Starbucks wake up and smell the coffee? # # # SOURCE Brownell v Starbucks Coffee Company (Class Action Complaint).

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Milkcrate Athletics Says adidas is Infringing its Trademarks Again, Following 2019 Settlement

The Fashion Law

Almost exactly two years after Milkcrate Athletics filed – and swiftly settled – a lawsuit against adidas, accusing it of infringing its trademarks, Milkcrate has waged a new fight against the German sportswear giant. The plaintiff is also seeking compensatory, treble, and punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.

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By Chloe Co-Founder is Suing Bain Capital, Other Investors in Trademark Battle Over the Buzzy Vegan Brand

The Fashion Law

Coscarelli sets the stage in the newly-filed 30-page complaint, asserting that “after winning Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and becoming a best-selling cookbook author, [she] founded ‘by Chloe’ – a first-of-its-kind fast-casual vegan restaurant chain” with New York-based ESquared Hospitality after pitching the concept to its CEO James Haber in 2014.