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If you’ve ever had the opportunity to travel through the great southern states of America, you will learn two things. First, southern hospitality is real — no, the nice man asking “how is your day, miss?” is not going to ask…more
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Hello, Law Law Land readers! I took a blogging hiatus during the latter part of my pregnancy and early months of new parenthood, but I’m back. While certain things in my life have changed, at least one thing remains the same: …more
Advertising, FTC, FTC Endorsement Guidelines, Marketing
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Unless you live here, I’m assuming you’re aware of a little football game taking place this weekend between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. (And maybe, just maybe, you might have heard something — but probably…more
Fair Use, NFL, Nominative Fair Use, Playboy, Playmate of the Year
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With the holiday season upon us, we all have so much to be thankful for: our health, happiness, Amazon Prime shipping, and — if you’re Lindsay Lohan — an extra $100k from your Uncle Charlie* (Sheen) to help you out of your tax…more
Celebrities, Charlie Sheen, Estate Tax, Gift-Tax Exemption, Lindsay Lohan
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Employment Bulletin -
We wish all of our clients and friends a happy and prosperous New Year. This annual report from Greenberg Glusker’s Employment Department summarizes the new laws that will affect California…more
Appearance Policy, Breastfeeding, Criminal Background Checks, Discrimination, FCRA
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Employment Bulletin -
We wish all of our clients and friends a happy and prosperous New Year. This annual report from Greenberg Glusker’s Employment Department summarizes the new laws that will affect California…more
Appearance Policy, Breastfeeding, Criminal Background Checks, Discrimination, FCRA
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Employment Bulletin -
We wish all of our clients and friends a happy and prosperous New Year. This annual report from Greenberg Glusker’s Employment Department summarizes the new laws that will affect California…more
Appearance Policy, Breastfeeding, Criminal Background Checks, Discrimination, FCRA
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In celebration of Tax Day today, we here at Law Law Land offer tribute to our favorite celebrity/IRS run-ins. Now, lest you think this is just another list airing dirty celebrity tax laundry, think again. This is a classy…more
Celebrities, Failure-to-File, IRS, Tax Fraud, Tax Liability
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As anyone in the candy industry will attest, many factors go into the making of a hit product. First and foremost, it better taste good. Having a great slogan also helps, as will having a celebrity endorser like Bart “Nobody…more
Hersheys, Trade Dress, Trademarks
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[Ed. Note: In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we'd like to re-run one of our favorite seasonal blog posts, thereby honoring Dr. King's legacy not only as a visionary and civil rights leader, but also as a copyright…more
Copyright, Infringement, Jr., Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Speeches
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In February, I wrote about a particularly fake-haired boneheaded lawsuit that Donald Trump brought against comedian Bill Maher. As you may recall, Trump accused Maher of breach of contract based on a joke that Maher had made on…more
Bill Maher, Breach of Contract, Dismissals, Donald Trump, Frivolous Lawsuits
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Settlement plays a fundamental role in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Superfund enforcement program. Potentially Responsible Parties (“PRPs”) seeking to resolve their liability through the settlement process…more
EPA, Settlement, Superfund
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Like many lawyers of my generation, I was inspired by the passion, professionalism and speed television lawyers like Perry Mason brought to delivering justice for their clients. Later, as a young lawyer practicing in Los…more
Appeals, Arbitration, Judicial Reference, Litigation Insurance, Mediation
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So last week, I was on my 173rd consecutive hour of consuming blog articles, news stories, tweets, posts, video interviews, transcripts of interviews, analyses of transcripts of interviews, and opinions on the analyses of…more
Kaepernicking, Manti Te’o, Trademarks
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Online Privacy Policies for Websites and Mobile Apps -
If your company’s website collects personal information from California residents, a California privacy protection law requires you to post a privacy policy on your…more
Compliance, FTC, Internet, Mobile Apps, Online Privacy Protection Act
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The bill passed by Congress on January 1, 2013, to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” which is expected to be signed into law by President Obama shortly, permanently extends the favorable gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax…more
3.8% Medicare Tax, American Taxpayer Relief Act, Estate Tax, Fiscal Cliff, Generation-Skipping Transfer
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