Lululemon Sues Costco For IP Infringement, Accidentally Starts Wave Of Free Costco Publicity
If Costco wins they'll put Lulu on their butts.
‘The Saga Continues’: Costco Denies Lawyer’s Claims That Diddy Bought Baby Oil ‘In Bulk’ At Its Stores
It's like the more baby oil the Feds come across, the more problems Diddy sees.
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Morning Docket: 08.17.20
* Costco is defending litigation claiming that its 401(k) plan had excessive management fees. Hard to imagine that Costco didn't try to save money... [Forbes] * Lawyers need to be careful about using smart speakers like Amazon Alexa while working from home. [Bloomberg Law] * A former FBI lawyer was charged on Friday for allegedly falsifying documents related to the Russian election interference investigation. [USA Today] * The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the actor who wears their mascot's costume after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against the performer. [Yahoo News] * A candymaker has reached a settlement over empty spaces inside boxes of Mike and Ike's candy. Never even heard of this candy, guess I won't be getting an $8 settlement. [Morning Call]
Morning Docket: 04.28.20
* A former lawyer for Apple, who was responsible for enforcing Apple's insider trading policy, is ironically making far-fetched arguments to dismiss his own insider trading indictment. [Bloomberg Law] * Nursing homes are seeking immunity from lawsuits relating to the care they provide during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [NBC News] * Mother Teresa's lawyer has asked a GOP politician to stop using her image in campaign media. Hope that attorney is working pro bono... [Newsweek] * A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed claiming that a man died of salmonella after eating a tainted chicken enchilada. [Insurance Journal] * A new class action alleges that some Costco, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's stores hiked up egg prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sounds like they have "eggcellent" grounds for relief (this is my second egg pun in the past several days). [Business Insider] * A top NRA lawyer was successfully able to have a sanctions order overturned on appeal. Bet he's happy he stuck to his guns... [Washington Post]
On Kozinski And Costco
The mega-retailer counts federal judges among its fans.
Morning Docket: 08.16.17
* Could this be the case that puts the nail in the death penalty's coffin? Justice Breyer probably hopes so. Neal Katyal of Hogan Lovells has asked the Supreme Court to hear an Arizona death row inmate's case, arguing that the state's death penalty law is unconstitutional and that it must be struck down. [BuzzFeed] * "[T]he Tiffany trademark is not something to be trifled with." Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York has ruled that Costco must pay more than $19 million after selling rings and attempting to pass them off as a luxury brand by using and infringing upon the Tiffany trademark. Treble damages are a bitch, and Costco plans to appeal. [New York Law Journal] * After a special Senate primary, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was once removed from his post and later suspended from it, and Senator Luther Strange, who was appointed to fill the seat formerly occupied by AG Jeff Sessions, will face each other in a runoff for the state's GOP nomination. Voters seem thrilled with their options. [New York Times] * A former law firm partner who is accused of creating a fake Match.com account using the name of a real female attorney and allegedly signing her up for emails from a weight loss surgery company, the Obesity Action Coalition, and Pig International -- all from his law firm computer -- is facing discipline before the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission [Law.com] * Joseph Amico, who was arrested back in April after threatening to blow up a Manhattan attorney who he allegedly referred to as a "n****r lover" has been rearrested, this time for allegedly harassing the judge in his divorce case. Amico, who was free on $50,000 bail, has an optimistic attorney who's confident his client will receive a "favorable bail disposition." [New York Daily News] * If you're searching for a job to take after law school that doesn't necessarily involve practicing law, then you may want to consider a career in policy work. After all, having a law degree when working in the policy world likely amounts to some sort of a JD Advantage-type job. [U.S. News & World Report]
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Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.16
* Tiffany & Co. is taking on discount store Costco over counterfeit goods. [The Fashion Law] * An in-depth look behind Sixth Circuit Judge Damon Keith's powerful dissent in Ohio's voting rights case. [Slate] * The first successful veto override of the Obama presidency is for a bill to let the families of victims of 9/11 sue Saudi Arabia. [New York Times] * We're having a birthday! [Law and More] * The basics of courtroom etiquette. [Versus Texas] * We've mentioned this contest before, but just a reminder to vote; the deadline is this Friday. [Big Law Business] * Everything you need to know about dealing with referral sources. [Reboot Your Law Practice] * Benjamin Ferencz, attorney who prosecuted Nazis, is pledging $10 million to fight genocide. [Huffington Post]
Stats Of The Week: The Decline Of The Firm Holiday Party
There are indications that the holiday party is apparently in decline.
Morning Docket: 06.24.14
* Justice Sonia Sotomayor insists that her meeting with Hillary Clinton at Costco wasn’t planned. She just wanted to say hello to the “other lady,” as referenced by the woman at the store’s pharmacy counter. [Washington Post] * Six U.K. firm leaders got together to talk about how to run their practices during challenging economic times. It turns out they’d prefer not to run their firms into the ground. [The Lawyer] * Look out everyone, because Taylor Wessing, an international law firm that’s known for its IP, media, and telecommunications work, is storming both coasts of the United States in its very own dual office launch Biglaw blitzkrieg. [Am Law Daily] * “It is a shameful canard that student loans and indebtedness are the cause of high tuition. They are not; they are the symptom,” says a law dean standing up for his students. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * If you want to go to law school and you’ve got an undergrad degree in a technical area like engineering, then congrats. You might stand to get a job after graduation. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
Caption Contest Winner: Hillary Clinton’s Hardest Choice?
Hillary Clinton is so "dead broke" she has to sign books at Costco.
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Caption Contest: Hillary Clinton’s Hardest Choice? Signing A Book For Justice Sotomayor Next To Pallets Of Paper Towels
Was Hillary Clinton selling her book at bargain basement prices to attract Costco customers -- like Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
Non-Sequiturs: 03.14.13
* Happy Pi Day from Sasha Volokh! [Volokh Conspiracy] * Tiffany’s sued Costco for trademark violations because Tiffany’s is afraid someone walked into Costco and thought, “$20 Tiffany’s engagement ring? AWESOME!” [Law of Fashion] * Pro se litigants have finally killed Virginia’s sodomy statute. [The CockleBur] * UChilawgo provides a visual representation of what happens when you criticize Brian Leiter on the Internet. [UChilawgo] * Kelly Mathis, a Jacksonville attorney, got arrested for allegedly running a $300 million illegal gambling operation. And yet Nova Southeastern is able to make bank gambling that their students will find jobs with their degree. [Tampa Bay Times] * If you’re looking for someone else to foot the tab for law school, the folks at Best Criminal Justice have a helpful list. [Best Criminal Justice] * Law and the Multiverse knows the way to my heart: an analysis of the Futurama “Future Stock,” featuring my all-time favorite Futurama character, “80s Guy.” Click through to see “80s Guy” doing the The Safety Dance on a loop. [Law and the Multiverse]
Instead Of Buying Your Engagement Ring At Costco, Why Don’t You Just Give Her A Lump Of Coal And Tell Her To Sit On It?
Tiffany sues Costco to protect its brand on behalf of people dumb enough to believe anything.
Morning Docket: 02.15.13
* What to do when your federal agency’s website has been hacked by Anonymous and you’re unable to post a major report online for public dissemination? Well, just ask a law professor to do it for you on his blog; that’s not embarrassing, not at all. [WSJ Law Blog] * The many victims of the Deepwater Horizon disaster can now rejoice, because yesterday, Transocean pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act, and will pay the second-largest environmental fine in United States history to the tune of $400 million. [CNN] * Money takes flight: eleventy billion Biglaw firms are behind the beast that is this awful airline merger, but taking the lead are lawyers from Weil Gotshal for AMR and Latham & Watkins for US Airways. [Am Law Daily] * After questioning the validity of one of the NBA players union’s contracts, Paul Weiss is withholding details about it thanks to the government’s intrusion. Way to block nepotism’s alleged slam dunk. [New York Times] * “When is the last time you took the biggest financial institutions on Wall Street to trial?” Elizabeth Warren took the Socratic method to the Senate Banking Committee and she was applauded for it. [National Law Journal] * If you liked it, then perhaps you should’ve put a ring on it, but not a Tiffany’s diamond engagement ring that you’ve purchased from Costco, because according to this trademark lawsuit, it may be a knockoff. [Bloomberg] * “We feel very badly for Megan Thode.” A Pennsylvania judge ruled against the Lehigh student who sued over her grade of C+ because let’s be serious, did ANYONE AT ALL really think he wouldn’t do that?! [Morning Call]