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Paris Hilton may have just settled a lawsuit with Hallmark over a greeting card that allegedly violated her publicity rights, but she may find herself “entangled” in another lawsuit regarding Celebrity Signatures International’s Paris Hilton Hair Extensions.

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Monday Morning JETLawg

On September 20, 2010 By JETLaw

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Reading song lyrics online may be a thing of the past as federal court grants injunction in copyright infringement lawsuit seeking to remove free online lyrics.

Specific termination clause in contract may protect Bruce Pearl from termination at the University of Tennessee for NCAA violations.

Ashton [...]

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Monday Morning JETLawg

On September 6, 2010 By JETLaw

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Class-action plaintiffs claim Disney stiffed highly-paid financial analysts on overtime pay.

Laws governing sports agents under fire for repeated failure to enforce its provisions.

Facebook’s new location-based service “Places” gets mixed reviews from users regarding privacy implications.

Activision comes under fire in California [...]

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Monday Morning JETLawg

On June 14, 2010 By JETLaw

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Federal Trade Commission opens investigation into whether Apple is using its position in the market to harm competitors.

DNA introduced to bolster thirty-year old murder charges in Atlanta killings.

Vince Young facing issues off the field for misdemeanor assault and involvement in altercation in [...]

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Monday Morning JETLawg

On May 17, 2010 By JETLaw

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New studies indicate that children who begin lying at an earlier age will be more successful in later life.

Hacking of personal information increases tenfold with introduction of Spokeo, a program that imports private information from social networking sites.

Viacom strikes [...]

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Courtney Love is threatening to sue the makers of Guitar Hero over their representation of her late husband in Guitar Hero 5. Making her position (very) public, Ms. Love launched a “tirade” against Activision over Twitter, threatening to sue on behalf [...]

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