The Case of Copycat Cookies and Crackers: Mondelēz v. Aldi
Mondelēz International, Inc., a corporate leader in name-brand snacks, has initiated a (copy)cat fight with Aldi for its lookalike packaging of popular snack brands including Oreo cookies, Wheat Thins, Chips Ahoy, and more. Mondelēz contends that Aldi “blatantly copies” its popular snacks in a way that “deceive[s] and confuse[s] customers.” Learn more about Mondelēz v. Aldi and this unique trademark infringement case.
How May Moore v. United States Impact Tax Law?
On December 5, oral arguments will begin in the Supreme Court case Moore v. United States. In short, this tax case is poised to upend a century of tax law, addressing the ability of the federal government to tax unrealized gains as income.
Whiskey to Whiskers: Jack Daniel’s Trademark Case Reaches Supreme Court
Trademark cases have gone to the dogs, sort of. Jack Daniel’s recently made headlines for its Supreme Court case against the maker of a lookalike whiskey bottle squeaky pet toy. The Tennessee whiskey producer claims the toy resembles its brand and product too closely and thus degrades its hard-earned goodwill in violation of trademark law. […]
U.S. Supreme Court Prohibits Enforcement of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw a monkey wrench in President Biden’s six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic by ordering a stay of enforcement of the recently enacted COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate issued as an emergency temporary standard by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The mandate covered virtually all employers with […]
Supreme Court Ends Debate Over Bankruptcy Question
October of 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision addressing an often-asked question in bankruptcy: whether it is a violation of the automatic stay to retain a vehicle that was repossessed pre-bankruptcy?
US Supreme Court Clarifies Employment Landscape for Religious Institutions
Over the years, courts have articulated various standards and factors in determining which employees of religious institutions are exempt from employment discrimination laws, and this has led to much confusion and little consistency.
Another FLB Win for Client as Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules in School Bus Video Case
In February 2017, an incident involving a student and a teacher occurred on a school bus in the Easton Area School District. Interest in the incident sparked the Express-Times and lehighvalleylive.com to request a copy of a video that captured the incident under Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law (RTK Law). The school district objected to […]