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Hold That Sneeze: Paid Sick Time Likely Coming to New York City Next Year
Jessica Boar Del Cid,Douglas T. Schwarz, May 22, 2013
On May 8, 2013, the New York City Council passed the Earned Sick Time Act (“Act”). While Mayor Bloomberg is expected to veto the Act, the Act has sufficient support within the City Council to override any veto. The Act provides sick time, either paid or unpaid depending on an...

Supreme Court Holds that the “First Sale” Doctrine Protects Importation and Sale of Books and Recordings Lawfully Manufactured and Acquired Abroad
Jonathan A. Loeb,Jeffrey Rosenfeld, March 28, 2013
On March 19, 2013, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., holding that the “first sale” doctrine gives owners of books or recordings that were “lawfully made” in foreign countries the right to import those...

California Appellate Court Opens the Door to Unfair Competition Claims by Business Competitors Lacking Direct Business Dealings
Candace Frazier,Seth M. Gerber, March 25, 2013
Paving the way for a potential surge in unfair competition litigation between business competitors, the California Court of Appeal held in Law Offices of Mathew Higbee v. Expungement Assistance Services, No. G046778, that the “lack of direct dealings between two business competitors is not...

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