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DOJ indicts China-based company for conspiring to steal Motorola trade secrets

JURIST

In February 2020, Motorola won a civil lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Hytera alleging DMR trade secret misappropriation under federal and state law. Motorola was awarded $345,761,156 and $418,800,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, respectively.

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Man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse files suit alleging law enforcement conspired with shooter

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A man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court, claiming that local law enforcement officials conspired with white nationalist militias during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake last year in Wisconsin. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.

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

The Fashion Law

And beyond that, Milkcrate asserts that Vic Lloyd and Corey Gilke, who are also named as defendants in the complaint, are also well aware of Milkcrate’s rights, as they “were wholesale buyers of the Milkcrate brand for over ten years; purchasing for re-sale Milkcrate’s clothing and accessories for their retail store located in Chicago, Illinois.”

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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

JonathanTurley

If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. The use of the headdress could be treated by a court as opinion since many denounce such images as cultural appropriation. In New York Times v.

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Former ISU Football Coach Sues After Being Allegedly Fired Over the Replacement of a BLM Poster on his Door

JonathanTurley

A former Illinois State University (ISU) assistant football coach, Kurt Beathard, has sued IS head coach and the school’s former athletic director. The Beathard lawsuit could force these issues into open court as the judge and jury address the rivaling claims. Beathard brought the lawsuit under 42 U.S.C.

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It’s March Madness! … It’s April Madness! … Be Wary of Using the NCAA’s Trademarks

Broadcast Law Blog

Less than a week ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association filed a trademark infringement action in federal court against a company that runs an online sports-themed promotions and contests under the marks “April Madness” and “Final 3.” Activities that May Result in a Whistle.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court seeking review of the D.C. The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. The states contended that further delay in the Court’s resolution of these “weighty issues” would have “serious and far-reaching costs.” FEATURED CASE. 20-1530 (U.S.

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