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Pinterest's hidden threat to its users

March 02, 2012 07:54

We recently wrote about the questionable copyright implications of using Pinterest to "pin" images and videos to the site and to share these items with other Pinterest users. What we didn't deal with in that post is the consequential threat facing Pinterest users that has persuaded at least one...

General Contractor Named Additional Insured and Not "Solely Negligent" Entitled to Defense and Indemnity

January 11, 2012 16:32

  In A-1 Roofing Co. v. Navigators Ins. Co., the First District reversed the trial court’s entry of summary judgment on behalf of the defendant insurer in a declaratory judgment action in which A-1 sought a finding that the insurer owed a duty to defend and indemnify it in an...

So You Want to Negotiate A High-Tech Deal

Sam Conforti
January 07, 2012 15:29

  I have been practicing law for approximately 25 years and concentrating my practice in the area of negotiating and drafting contracts for the purchase or sale of High Technology for the last 13 years. I recently came across Mark Grossman’s guest blog posting in IP In Brief...

How to Know When Claims Are Time Barred

December 27, 2011 16:51

What does the Responsible Developer do first with regard to a notice of claim arising out of a completed project? She does the math to see whether or not the claim is time barred. Whether you are making a claim or defending against one, a first good step is to quickly gather the information to...

The Benefits of Clear Environmental Provisions in Sale or Lease Agreements for Industrial Property

Joe Koncelik
August 23, 2011 20:43

The contractual language appearing in purchase or lease agreements for industrial property is critical.  I have seen a number of contracts that were fraught with vague terms or even silent on liability allocation.  Those contracts now define the company's liability...