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Plaintiff was an employee of Metro-North Railroad for 24 years and alleged that in the course of his work that he was exposed to unreasonable levels of occupational noise. Plaintiff alleged that as a result of the noise exposure he sustained injuries and damage to his inner ear and sense of hearing.
The jury agreed with Plaintiff and returned a verdict in his favor for past pain and suffering and for future pain and suffering in the amount of $118,900.
Posted December 13, 2011 | In Cases of Interest | Permalink
ANE, PC congratulates Mr. Kimmelblatt for recently passing the New Jersey bar exam.
Posted December 05, 2011 | In Firm Announcements | Permalink
Timely copyright registration of a work provides the copyright holder with a number of legal advantages. The copyright itself is not created by the registation — indeed, the copyright exists as soon as you write an article or snap a photograph — but registration provides a number of benefits.
Posted June 28, 2011 | In Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Basics | Permalink
A denial of access to records under New York’s FOIL can be challenged in court — and the individual seeking records may be awarded attorney’s fees from the government if they prevail.
Posted June 22, 2011 | In Intellectual Property Law, Freedom of Information Law | Permalink
A federal court in Nevada has tossed out one of Righthaven’s many copyright infringement lawsuits ruling that the company lacked standing to even bring the suit. The court stated that the company was not a legal or beneficial owner of the relevant rights despite an agreement between parties which purported to make Righthaven a legal owner.
Posted June 21, 2011 | In Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Basics, Publishing | Permalink
Righthaven has made a controversial business of pursuing copyright claims, but questions are arising about whether they have the rights to do so. Read the article on CBS Money Watch
Posted April 19, 2011 | In Intellectual Property Law, Publishing | Permalink
The federal Transportation Security Administration withdrew a subpoena intended to force a journalist to reveal his confidential source for an internal security directive, two days after an agent showed up at the journalist’s home demanding the information.
Posted January 01, 2010 | In Cases of Interest, Intellectual Property Law, First Amendment | Permalink
The effective date of a U.S. copyright registration is the date the U.S. Copyright Office receives all the required elements in acceptable form regardless of how long it then takes to process the application and mail the certificate of registration.
Posted May 03, 2009 | In Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Basics | Permalink
The Authors Guild anounced today the settlement of Authors Guild v. Google.
Posted October 28, 2008 | In Intellectual Property Law, Publishing | Permalink
Copyrights can now be registered electronically with the U.S. Copyright Office using the Office’s “eCO” system. ECo has a lower filing fee ($35 for a basic claim verus $45) and permits claims tracking. ECO allows registrants to upload deposits in an array of text, video, image and audio file types. The Copright Office also promises faster processing of eCO.
Posted October 01, 2008 | In Intellectual Property Law, Copyright How-To | Permalink
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