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By: Nabila Sudha Technological advances in modern society undoubtedly betters the life of the average person, providing many conveniences at the palms of our hands that would otherwise be unthinkable just two or three decades ago.[1]  For example, mobile banking has quickly become commonplace in the twenty years since its initial development, with over sixty…

By: Rushabh Soni A poison pill plan is a shareholder rights plan that makes the target company less attractive to potential acquirers.[1] Public companies can do this several ways, such as identifying a share acquisition threshold at which existing shareholders can buy new shares at a discount or buy shares of the acquiring company at…

By: Gabriela Dueñas Just last week, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Roger Lund approved Amanda Bynes’ petition to end her nine-year conservatorship.[1] Amanda Bynes was initially placed in a temporary emergency conservatorship in 2013 after she set fire to a driveway.[2] While the court appointed Bynes’ mother as her temporary conservator, the court once again…

By: Caren Andrango Tesla, Inc., a publicly traded company, is again facing a legal complaint which the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed alleging systematic sexual harassment and racial discrimination at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory.[1]  Tesla’s alleged misconduct should not be a surprise to investors given that the company was recently ordered to…

By: Louis Naiman After years upon years of writing, you have finally done it! You finished your book and are ready for the world to read it. However, there’s a problem: you need a publisher to print and promote your wonderful, new book, and the market is unaccommodating. With only a handful of companies in…

By: Alex Dourian When Evander Kane signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the San Jose Sharks in May 2018, he had good reason to expect he would receive the full value of his contract as NHL contracts are mostly guaranteed.[1]  In the time since Kane signed that contract, he has found himself at the…

By: Parker Reynolds On February 1, 2022, Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a discrimination lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the National Football League (“NFL”), alleging “the NFL remains rife with racism, particularly when it comes to the hiring and retention of Black Head Coaches, Coordinators,…

By: Gabriela Dueñas Congress, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) are calling on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to join the fight in drug pricing abuse.[1]  The FDA acting Commissioner, Janet Woodcock, M.D., and the heads of the Senate Judiciary Intellectual…

By: Isha Biswas Famous NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo, affectionately named “The Greek Freak” by his loyal fans, has registered trademarks surrounding his well-known moniker.[1] Since registering the “Greek Freak” and the “Greek Fr34k” as trademarks, Antetokounmpo has filed a slew of lawsuits in the Southern District of New York in an effort to protect his…

By: Caroline Christner Last month, the former “freeport king” Yves Bouvier declared a “complete victory” in the international legal saga encompassing criminal fraud and money-laundering charges that has spanned six years.[1] Since 2015, Bouvier has been entangled in lawsuits from high-net-worth art investors and dealers, most notably the Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev, alleging that Bouvier…