Samantha Beckett
Samantha Beckett (not her real name) is an attorney with more than ten years of experience working in Biglaw. When not traveling back in time, she is most likely billing it. Her writing has been featured in state and federal courts across the nation and in the inboxes of countless clients, colleagues, and NSA analysts. She can be reached at OnRemand@gmail.com.
Posts by Samantha Beckett
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Movies
A Classic Film's Lost Oscar Finds Its Way To Court (Twice)
The Oscar Orson Welles won for Citizen Kane has a colorful history of litigation between his daughter, the Academy, and a cinematographer with dozens of adult films to his name. -
Sports
Gatorade Turns 50: Drink In Its History From The Gridiron To The Courthouse
The classic sports drink presented a classic legal battle. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Copyright, Movies
The Forgotten Victim of Jaws
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, we look back at a lawsuit surrounding Jaws.
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Copyright, Trademarks
Fad Flashback: Eighties Toy Dispute Pits Cuddly Against Crude
Thirty years ago this month, the Topps Company released Garbage Pail Kids, a series of trading cards/stickers designed to parody Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. Both induced mania in the 1980s, made their companies millions, then almost in tandem, lost their mass appeal. But before the madness stopped, the Kids met in court, where a judge determined whether the Garbage Pail Kids infringed Cabbage Patch Kids intellectual property. -
Drugs, Supreme Court
LSD and a Top-Secret Army Experiment's Trip to the Supreme Court
Justice Scalia and Justice Brennan square off... again. -
Sports
Nerf Legal Warfare: 5 Tales Of Foamy Fun Gone Wrong
Although Nerf began as a simple foam ball, use as a weapon is a solid part of its history. -
Copyright, Patents
Trick Or Cheat? A Pair Of Magicians Have Their Day In Court
The cases of two magicians who used the legal system to try to take their secrets to the grave. -
Music, Religion, Supreme Court
The Docket's Red Glare: Francis Scott Key And The Star-Spangled Banner
Key’s power of persuasion didn’t lead to victory at the Supreme Court and today that man, Francis Scott Key, is better known as a lyricist than a lawyer. - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK. -
Animal Law
Nightmare At The Museum? The Resurrection of Extinct Species Is Coming
A look back at the fate of the passenger pigeon, the legal implications of efforts to resurrect the bird and other extinct species, and the courtroom drama over a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Free Speech
On Remand: Purple Hearts And (Not So) White Lies
Why it's not a good idea to emulate the guys from Wedding Crashers. -
Technology
Two Small Rocks From Space, Two Giant Lawsuits For Mankind
Ground control to Major Tom... we have a subpoena here for you. -
Crime, Food, Police
On Remand: Cops, Courts, And Doughnuts
Hijacking Krispy Kreme trucks is more common than you'd think. -
Antitrust, Pornography
On Remand: Kodak Moments In The Courtroom
The legal travails of the once mighty photography giant.
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK.
Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
Sponsored
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few.
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Copyright, Movies, Music
On Remand: Lawyers Ain't Afraid Of No Ghosts
The Ghostbusters may be able to fight off spirits, but they sure attract a lot of litigation. -
Holland & Knight, Kramer Levin
When What Goes Up Can't Come Down: Who Pays For Climbing Misadventures?
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there... and to spark litigation. -
Television
On Remand: 'Seinfeld' Lawsuits From The Bizarro World We Live In
The show about nothing has legal connections to everything. -
Crime
On Remand: Prints Finger The Guilty – And The Innocent?
How did fingerprinting come to be a standard and accepted practice in criminal cases? -
Baseball, Sports
Wrigley Field At 100: Shedding Some Light On The Friendly Confines
A look back at the surprisingly litigious past of Wrigley Field. -
Trusts and Estates
On Remand: Of Sound Mind And Memory?
The long, twisted tale of the Howard Hughes estate. -
2nd Circuit, 8th Circuit, Lexis-Nexis, Trademarks, Westlaw
On Remand: Lexis Drives West, Sues Toyota
Years before Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center built the forty-foot high “Tower of Law” (or, as Stephen Colbert called it, “the building blocks of boring”) out of unused legal reporters, Lexis started the books’ march to obsolescence when it debuted on April 2, 1973. “Lexis,” a term the company’s president coined by combining the Latin word […]