The Southern District of Florida recently dismissed a TCPA claim sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding that the plaintiff had not alleged a concrete injury-in-fact. See Perez v. Golden Trust Insurance,...more
The loser of a trademark opposition or cancellation proceeding at the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has two avenues for appealing the decision: (1) to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal...more
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed whether a federal court has subject matter jurisdiction over an expungement petition. While several courts have previously said no, this court directed the parties brief...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation Best Interest faces a bumpy road in the wake of recent lawsuits challenging the appropriateness and effectiveness of the rule....more
An Illinois federal court recently remanded a case back to Illinois state court after concluding, sua sponte, that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a privacy suit initiated by a class of employees asserting...more