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Bare Referral Fee Scrutinized in Class Action Law Suits

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This practice of sharing lodestar hours is used by class action lawyers to split the cost of litigation, but it is also criticized by legal experts as a method of covering up anti-competitive practices. Law Firm Business Development and Marketing Consultant If your law firm is asking how you can get more business, give us a call.

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Civil Procedure AND Star Wars?

Joshua Gilliland

Effectively summarizing the work product doctrine, for a document to be protected, it must: “1) be ‘prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial’ and (2) be prepared “by or for another party or by or for that other party’s representative.” Cedar Grove, at *18. Cedar Grove, at *20, footnote 4, emphasis added.

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: Regulating IP in the Metaverse with Professor Molly Van Houweling

Berkley Technology Law Journal

And I think they could certainly be protected under both copyright, to which we typically turn to protect works of art, and also state law rights of publicity, to which we typically turn to protect people’s names, images, and likenesses. The information presented here does not constitute legal advice.

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: Automated License Plate Readers with ACLU Attorney Matt Cagle

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Matt also conducts public records investigations and litigates cases challenging government surveillance. Are there any examples of other states or international examples that this abuse of this data has been more hampered than here in California? The information presented here does not constitute legal advice.

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Copyright Battles Over City Council Videos

Eric Goldman

I relied on the advice of counsel that [the] video in question infringed on my copyright and was not fair use. Kilgore might need better legal advice on copyright law…but also, see my post on the Lenz case predicting that all 512(f) defendants had to do is say “yeah, I thought about fair use” and they would get a free pass.

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