Senior partner and intellectual property attorney Jonathan Brown wrote a guest column that appears in the July 11 issue of the Buffalo Law Journal. “Law provides new tools to protect trade secrets” describes a new federal law, called the Defend Trade Secrets Act, recently signed into effect by President Obama. The DTSA is the first federal civil cause of action regarding misappropriation of trade secrets and it provides some consistency and predictability to their protection.
When you are the victim in a personal injury action, such as one arising out of a motor vehicle accident, your case may go to trial if you are unable to reach a settlement. In those situations, it can sometimes be difficult to achieve the best possible results the first time a judge or jury hears your case. If this happens, you are not out of options. An appellate attorney may be able to appeal the case for you and get you the outcome you deserve. Read on to learn more about a motorcycle accident case that Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria’s attorneys won on appeal for an injured client.
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Split Supreme Court Delivers Victory for Unions
A guest column written by Robert Boreanaz, senior partner and labor and employment attorney at Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, appears in the April 18 issue of the Buffalo Law Journal. In “Labor movement scores victory with split Supreme Court”, Mr. Boreanaz describes a tie vote in the U.S. Supreme Court and the victory it delivered for unions and collective bargaining. On March 29, the Supreme Court reached a 4-4 vote in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a major labor case on union funding. This tie vote upholds the legality of fair share fees and allows unions to maintain the system they use to collect funds that support collective bargaining and obtaining benefits for workers.
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