Oscar Michelen

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Name: Oscar Michelen
Date registered: November 22, 2009
URL: http://cuomollc.com

Latest posts

  1. UK Law Will Harm Photographer’s Rights — April 29, 2013
  2. Read Dzhokar Tsarnaev His Rights, Get Him a Lawyer, Try Him Fairly and Publicly, Then Convict Him and Throw Away the Key — April 20, 2013
  3. NH Jury Orders Exxon to Pay $236 Million in Gas Additive Lawsuit. Exxon Says ” Yeah, We Make That in About Two Days.” — April 9, 2013
  4. Nassau’s Foreclosure Clinic – A View From the Trenches — April 5, 2013
  5. Where’s Earl Warren When You Need Him? — March 29, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. Freedom Won for Innocent Man but Maybe at the Cost of Truth — 20 comments
  2. New Tip Rules In Effect For NY Restaurants and Hotels! — 12 comments
  3. Lawsuit Against Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich Will be Uphill Battle — 12 comments
  4. Trademark Bully Proctor & Gamble May Have Met Its Match — 11 comments
  5. New Forms of Surrogacy May Cause Legal Nightmares — 11 comments

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Apr 29 2013

UK Law Will Harm Photographer’s Rights

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Copyright Law, Intellectual Property

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My friend Robert Krausankas of copyright-trolls.com sent me a link to an article about a new UK Copyright law that could have a devastating impact on photographers’ rights. The new Act(called the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act, which received Royal Assent) states that all “orphaned works” can be used for free by anyone. An orphaned …

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Apr 20 2013

Read Dzhokar Tsarnaev His Rights, Get Him a Lawyer, Try Him Fairly and Publicly, Then Convict Him and Throw Away the Key

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Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Litigation

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The argument is raging on all the news channels. Do we have to read Dzhokar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights? Sen. John McCain and others are insisting that he can be treated as “an enemy combatant” or that the “public safety” exemption can be applied. While I disagree that both premises are valid, that’s not the …

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Apr 09 2013

NH Jury Orders Exxon to Pay $236 Million in Gas Additive Lawsuit. Exxon Says ” Yeah, We Make That in About Two Days.”

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General, Litigation

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Exxon

OK – so Exxon did not say that, but its true! The jurors reached their verdicts in under two hours, even though the trial took nearly three months. According to the Associated Press, lawyers on both sides were stunned by the speed with which they reached the verdict on liability and even more stunned when …

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Apr 05 2013

Nassau’s Foreclosure Clinic – A View From the Trenches

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General, Litigation

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Every month since March 2009, Nassau County Bar Association attorneys have volunteered to assist Nassau homeowners concerned about mortgage foreclosure, helping over 2,000 families with advice and strategies to keep their homes during one of the worst recessions in modern history. Organized by NCBA members Caryle Katz and Gale Berg, the clinics are held the …

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Mar 29 2013

Where’s Earl Warren When You Need Him?

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Constitutional Law, Litigation

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As I read the various arguments made before the US Supreme Court in the two gay marriage cases heard this week, and with Roman Catholic Easter coming up this Sunday, I can’t help but wish we could resurrect my personal legal Jesus, Earl Warren, to replace John Roberts as Chief Justice for awhile. Justice Warren …

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