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CBS Evening News “Life and Debt” Three Part Series on Student Loan Debt

CBS interviewed us and our class action co-counsel, Gus Centrone of Centrone & Shrader, P.A., as background for their recent three part Eye on America story focusing on the student debt crisis.  Per Seth Frotman, formerly with the CFPB, there … Continue reading

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law firm alleging clients lost to competitor satisfies Lexmark, in part

Brave Law Firm, LLC v. Truck Accident Lawyers Group, Inc., No. 17-1156-EFM-JPO, 2019 WL 2073872 (D. Kan. May 10, 2019)Brave, a personal injury firm, sued various parties for violating the Lanham Act and Kansas state law.  It alleged that “from … Continue reading

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Required Minimum Distributions – Part 2

                In last week’s blog post I covered the basics of how required minimum distribution (RMD) rules work for IRAs and other tax deferred retirement accounts.  To summarize you must take out a minimum amount from your account each year.  … Continue reading

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Legal Applications of Marketing Theory, part 1

Jacob Gersen & Joel Steckel, Harvard Law & NYU Stern, Conference IntroductionSteckel gave a talk on dilution years ago and RT tore him apart (sorry!); since then, he’s done work with Chris Sprigman to answer some of the Qs I … Continue reading

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Legal Applications of Marketing Theory, part 2

Dominique Hanssens, Natalie Mizik, & Lorenzo Michelozzi, UCLA Anderson, Univ of Washington, Cornerstone Research, Brand Value, Marketing Spending and Royalty RatesBrands can create value, but require ongoing marketing. When licensed, disputes can arise about royalty rates and marketing support/maintenance effort. … Continue reading

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