Recently, our firm received what appeared to be a “contract” or “bill” for services for which we had not solicited. The company, called Intellectual Property Services, which is based out of the Czech Republic sent a “contract” demanding payment of $2,356 as a “registration fee” for one of our registered trademarks. The “contract” included information […]
Caso….cerrado?
Se escucha todo el tiempo en novelas de abogados en la televisión. Después de una hora desgarradora de morderse las uñas, los espectadores dejan escapar un suspiro de alivio cuando el abogado sale y dice “caso cerrado”. Sin embargo, Reaccionarían de la misma manera si el abogado dijera: “el caso ha sido desestimado voluntariamente con […]
Case…Dismissed?
We hear it all the time on television lawyer dramas. After a heart-wrenching hour of biting its nails, the crowd lets out an audible sigh of relief as the attorney exits the court room and utters the words “case dismissed.” However, would they react in the same way if the attorney instead walked out […]
A Lawyers Examination of the Traffic Stop in ’99 Problems’ by Jay-Z
(Disclaimer – this is an evaluation of a fictitious scenario based on North Carolina and US law and is not meant, in any way, to constitute legal advice or recommendations on what you should do during a traffic stop) So, I heard this song on my way into work today and thought it would be […]
DWI’s…not just beer and liquor anymore
Vanilla Extract and Other Impairing Substances Recently, I read an article where a woman in New York was arrest on suspicion of Driving While Impaired on vanilla extract. How does someone become intoxicated from vanilla extract? Check out Beer Law Center’s blog on alcohol in vanilla extract; for example, did you know that vanilla extract […]
