by Gary Nissenbaum | Jun 28, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
In 2009, Judge Shafer of the Supreme Court, New York County ruled in favor of the non-profit corporation, Stray from the Heart, Inc. (“Stray”), in its Article 78 application – an action brought to challenge the activities of an administrative agency in court – to...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jun 28, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
A Spanish court recently asked Internet-search provider Google to remove data about a private individual from its index. Spain and other members of the European Union made this request under a doctrine that is commonly referred to in Europe as “the right to be...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jun 14, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
On April 7, 2011, the First Department of New York’s Appellate Division upheld a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit for defamation. Akpinar v. Moran, 2011 WL 1311902 (1st Dept. 2011). The plaintiff, Reverend Dr. Bill Akpinar, sued attorney William Moran;...
by Gary Nissenbaum | May 10, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
On April 11, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court dismissing a consumer’s claims against his debtors. Huertas v. Galaxy Asset Management, LLC, No. 10-2532, CITATION.Consumer Hector Huertas...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Apr 25, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
In Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. the United States Supreme Court was asked to decide whether an employee’s oral complaints triggered the anti-retaliation protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “Act”), which sets forth employment rules...
