Oscar Michelen

Author's details

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

Latest posts

  1. Judge’s Letter to Times Shows Importance of Personal Connection in Law — May 17, 2012
  2. California Shoe Designer Karen Kell Accuses Urban Outfitters of Stealing Her Shoe Design — May 9, 2012
  3. Courts Denounce Copyright Lawsuits Based Solely On IP Address — May 6, 2012
  4. Mandatory Pro Bono For Lawyers Is Wrong — May 2, 2012
  5. Meet the Copyright Thief No One Will Prosecute! — April 27, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. Freedom Won for Innocent Man but Maybe at the Cost of Truth — 17 comments
  2. Lawsuit Against Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich Will be Uphill Battle — 12 comments
  3. New Forms of Surrogacy May Cause Legal Nightmares — 11 comments
  4. Trademark Bully Proctor & Gamble May Have Met Its Match — 11 comments
  5. Makers of Pine-Tree Deodorizers Allowed to Proceed With Lawsuit Against Getty Images — 11 comments

Author's posts listings

Apr 23 2012

NY Court Rules Calling Someone “Extortionist” Is Not Defamatory

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Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, General, Intellectual Property, Litigation

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Righteous Indignation

The then Mayor of the Village of Freeport was vindicated by the Second Department (a NY Appeals court covering Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk, and parts of Upstate NY), for remarks he made in a public election debate during which he called the plaintiff, a commercial real estate developer, “an extortionist” who was “trying …

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Apr 13 2012

Restaurant Workers Suit: I Was Harassed By Dumplings!

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Fair Labor/Wage and Hour, Litigation, Restaurant and Hospitality Law

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Looks like upscale NYC Chinese restaurant, Chin Chin, may be headed for an “X” rating instead of its current “A” from the NYC Dept. of Health if a former worker’s allegations are borne out! A former bartender filed a Federal lawsuit last week alleging that kitchen workers repeatedly harassed her by flashing penis-shaped dumplings at …

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Apr 11 2012

Court Faults Prosecutor For Serious Misconduct But Allows Case To Proceed

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Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, General, Litigation

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A long time ago, I wrote an article entitled “The Constitution is Overrated” and friends and colleagues of mine who knew the admiration and passion that I have for this country’s grand document were surprised at the piece which faulted, not the document itself, but how courts have applied it; rarely, do courts give those …

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Apr 05 2012

Bar Owners Beware! Not Paying for Tunes Can Be Costly!

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Copyright Law, Entertainment Law, General, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Restaurant and Hospitality Law

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Infringement machine?

Owners of bars, nightclubs, restaurants and other venues that play background music or have live music at their establishments should take note of the Ninth Circuit’s decision last month in Range Road Music v. East Coast Foods where it held up a large award against a restaurant that refused to pay a licensing fee for …

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Apr 02 2012

Bloggers Lawsuit Against HuffPo Dismissed

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General, Intellectual Property, Litigation

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Jonathan_Tasini

Last Friday, Judge John Koetl of the Southern District of NY threw out a purported $105 million lawsuit brought against the Huffington Post by a class of unpaid bloggers. The lead plaintiff was political gadfly Jonathan Tasini who has mounted several unsuccessful campaigns for federal office, against Hillary Clinton, Charles Rangel and Kirsten Gillibrand. Having …

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