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Tenny Amin
Big Tech Antitrust Scrutiny
Read more: Big Tech Antitrust Scrutinyby Dima Hanna Google’s Recent Challenges In recent years, the dominance of major technology companies like Amazon, Google, Meta (formerly Facebook), and Apple has sparked debate about antitrust laws and their effectiveness in regulating Big Tech in today’s economy. As tech giants expand their influence, intensified scrutiny has followed, potentially triggering a significant shift in overall…
Trademarking Childhood Nostalgia
Read more: Trademarking Childhood Nostalgiaby Dima Hanna Crayola Follows in Play-Doh’s Footsteps with Scent Trademark In a legal landscape where trademark protection often focuses on logos, phrases, designs, and brand names, it may be surprising to know that scents are eligible for trademark protection with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Two iconic brands, Play-Doh and Crayola, have…
Nevada Raises the Minimum Wage and Redefines “Exempt” Employees
Read more: Nevada Raises the Minimum Wage and Redefines “Exempt” EmployeesA Breakdown for Employers Nevada businesses take note! Effective July 1, 2024, there will be significant changes to Nevada’s minimum wage and employee classification laws, as outlined and summarized below. Minimum Wage Increase Changes to Employee Classification Nevada has adopted the updated federal Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that define who qualifies as an “exempt”…
Challenging the Kroger/Albertsons Merger
Read more: Challenging the Kroger/Albertsons MergerFTC’s Updated Merger Guidelines The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly introduced updated ‘Merger Guidelines’ in December of 2023, outlining their method for evaluating merger and acquisition deals for potential antitrust concerns. The Guidelines were introduced as a framework for entities entering into M&A transactions. Updated Merger Guidelines While not…
Prime Sports Marketing Seeks Slam-Dunk Result in Pending Fourth Circuit Appeal
Read more: Prime Sports Marketing Seeks Slam-Dunk Result in Pending Fourth Circuit Appealby Cassidy Kitterman An appeal brought by Prime Sports Marketing, LLC (“Prime”) is currently pending before the Fourth Circuit, in which the appellate court is tasked with determining whether courts have the authority to decide who qualifies as a “student athlete” as that term is used in the Uniform Athlete Agents Act (“UAAA”). Zion Williamson (“Williamson”)—the party…
IR Global Spotlight – How Tenny Amin built a legal practice for the wealthy and the marginalised in her community in California
Read more: IR Global Spotlight – How Tenny Amin built a legal practice for the wealthy and the marginalised in her community in CaliforniaTenny Amin’s podcast and blogs say a lot about her as a lawyer and a person. She talks and writes about the challenges to help individuals and companies in distress in her native California. Whether penning an article on divorce cases among Hollywood’s celebrity elite or on issues involving domestic violence, Tenny treats all her cases…
NDA Law in California
Read more: NDA Law in CaliforniaNDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements) are in the news this week as it became public that Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend Erica Herman filed two separate complaints in Florida after their six-year relationship came to an end. The first suit was filed in October 2022 and alleges a trust owned by Woods violated Florida’s Landlord-Tenant law by essentially evicting…
Vocational Evaluations in California Spousal Sport Cases:
Read more: Vocational Evaluations in California Spousal Sport Cases:What if my spouse is capable of working, but refuses to do so? One of the most common questions I get asked as a family law lawyer is “can my spouse force me to work?” Often the spouse who is receiving financial support is threatened by their high earning counterpart with statements like “you could…
Is Political Ideology Now a Leading Cause of Divorce?
Read more: Is Political Ideology Now a Leading Cause of Divorce?One of the most frequent questions family law attorneys get asked is “What is the number one reason why people divorce?” While impossible to pin down one root cause, in my experience as a family law attorney, I have found that the main culprit is often a growing divide when it comes to lifestyle choices.…
TALG’s California Employment Law Update of 2022
Read more: TALG’s California Employment Law Update of 2022KEVIN T. MEADE, ESQ. – Managing Partner – California 2022 has been a busy year in California for employment law developments. Between California state and local governments, many new pieces of employment legislation were passed this year, and will take effect on January 1, 2023. Here are the top employment law developments that we’re advising…
Family law and relocation in the age of ‘CalExodus’.
Read more: Family law and relocation in the age of ‘CalExodus’.The practice of family law can be both rewarding and emotionally trying. I often ask my peers what cases and situations are the most difficult and challenging and without a doubt everyone agrees that relocation cases can be the most difficult and stressful of them all. Mediators and attorneys do not like relocation cases because…
Child Support: Here’s What You Need To Know
Read more: Child Support: Here’s What You Need To KnowTo put it simply, child support is money paid by one parent to another on a monthly basis to provide financial support for one or more children. But in reality, child support is often far from simple. The idea behind child support is to divide the costs associated with raising a child, or children, equitably…