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Strong hotel property value growth predicted, fueled by increasingly favorable hotel debt, despite overall sluggish economic growth, sequestration, unionization and Obamacare.
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued last week, the FCC proposed to establish a new, terrestrial-based, air-to-ground mobile broadband service in the 14.0-14.5 GHz Ku-band, providing multi-gigabyte broadband connectivity for passengers flying over the contiguous United States.
From a marketing standpoint companies always want to know who the target audience is for the advertising, but sometimes it becomes important from a legal standpoint as well.
A number of well-known restaurant chains have been hit with lawsuits over the last few years alleging that their exempt managers or assistant managers were indeed non-exempt and therefore should have been paid overtime.
As the use of social media by companies has become nearly ubiquitous companies have begun to grapple with the implications of social media use by both the company and its employees.
In a First Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry released at the end of March in a proceeding begun in 2003, the Federal Communications Commission continued its comprehensive review of its rules, policies and procedures governing radiofrequency radiation and limits on exposure to human beings.
As featured in Marketwatch, a mutual fund is now changing its name from Live Strong, given the disgrace that Mr. Armstrong has brought on his brand.
Attorneys for actress Lindsay Lohan recently sued hip-hop artist Pitbull.
On April 30, the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report on proposed amendments to the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule.
A discussion on what happens when patent owners and product makers cannot agree on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
When faced with demands for deaccessioning in the context of Holocaust-era art, many museums have made the claim that legal or ethical responsibilities to the public make it difficult to restitute art.
The Federal Trade Commission has recently issued a Report proposing to modernize the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule.
Diversity and sport is complex territory.
Over the past year, we have begun to see fashion brands truly embracing digital media.
Corporate tweeters or bloggers – employees who post promotional and often entertaining commentary on behalf of their employers’ businesses – add much of their own personal brand – their voice, their opinions, their snarky remarks – to the information they are disseminating on the company’s behalf.
For Las Vegas style Class III gaming, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRA") divides regulatory authority between state and tribal governments.
The Mashpee Wampanoag casino project planned for the town of Taunton in southeastern Massachusetts received a major setback when the state Gaming Commission voted last week to suspend the legislated tribal priority for a license in that portion of the state.
Rawlings created the award in 1957 to recognize excellence in fielding by professional baseball players.
The Mashpee Wampanoag casino project planned for the town of Taunton in southeastern Massachusetts received a major setback when the state Gaming Commission voted last week to suspend the legislated tribal priority for a license in that portion of the state.
In Cariou v. Prince, No. 11-1197-cv (2d Cir. Apr. 25, 2013), an opinion with significant importance for the art world, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified what is required for a defendant's entitlement to the "fair use" defense to a claim of copyright infringement, holding that the law does not require that a secondary use comment on the original artist or work, or popular culture, but only that the secondary work be "transformative."
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Assume you are a business owner. You purchased certain computer software last year which you hoped would improve productivity, but which you now realize your business no longer uses or needs.
On April 19, the US Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Order, & Notice of Inquiry on the management and assignment of telephone numbers.
Public companies are encouraged to rigorously analyze SEC guidance prior to disseminating material information via social media.
Last week the National Indian Gaming Commission ("NIGC") finalized revisions to 25 CFR part 518 relating to the self-regulation of Class II Gaming.
Employers find it increasingly difficult to balance the competing interests of an employee's privacy against the employer's security in relation to the evolution of technology and social media usage.
A discussion on the latest Facebook case, which highlights how courts now intend to hold parties accountable when it comes to preserving their personal social media accounts during litigation.
As technology changes how and where employees perform their jobs, it also gives rise to new concerns in employment law.
On April 22 Verizon released its 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which has since 2008 become a leading annual survey of data breaches, with participants across the globe.
As the use of social media by companies has become nearly ubiquitous companies have begun to grapple with the implications of social media use by both the company and its employees.
The Mashpee Wampanoag casino project planned for the town of Taunton in southeastern Massachusetts received a major setback when the state Gaming Commission voted last week to suspend the legislated tribal priority for a license in that portion of the state.
