Tag Archives: Mere

362. Mere reality

On Monday morning in Tijuana, 12 bodies were found piled up on the street.   The grisly discovery capped four days of violence that has shaken the sprawling Tijuana metropolitan area and forced Baja California state officials to plead for more … Continue reading

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California Supreme Court finds mere minutes matter…sometimes

Today, the California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Troester v. Starbucks Corp., No. S234969 (Cal. July 26, 2018), regarding whether the long-standing de minimis doctrine adopted under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to claims for … Continue reading

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height and weight claims for car seats are factual representations, not mere possibilities

Henryhand v. Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., No. CV 17-00180 SJO (AGRx), 2017 WL 7806591 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 4, 2017)Dorel allegedly falsely advertises its car seats for use by children whose weight is between 5-40 pounds and height is between 19-43 … Continue reading

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In 2017, How Often Did the TTAB Affirm Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Refusals?

I have reviewed the TTAB's FOIA page in an attempt to estimate the percentage of Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals that were affirmed by the Board during the last calendar year (2017). I counted 107 refusals, of which 95 were … Continue reading

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Illinois Appellate Court Turns The Tide In Favor Of Employers In Class Actions Brought Under The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act Alleging Mere Technical Violations

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Thomas E. Ahlering  Seyfarth Synopsis:  As the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has exploded in the last six months, defendants have been eagerly awaiting … Continue reading

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