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Traditional consumer electronics manufacturers and automobile manufacturers are causing the buzz at the 2012 CES. The exhibit spaces of Sony, Samsung, LG, Ford, and Mercedes-Benz are packed with inquisitive visitors. For attendees, traveling light with comfortable shoes is a must. Over 2,500 companies are showing products and services throughout 1.8 million net square feet of exhibitor space. There are 15…
Weighing the Decision to Maintain Grandfathered Status Versus Adopting Short-Term Measures to Control Costs Employer premiums have risen by about six percent annually for the past five years.1 A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that premiums for family plans rose nine percent in 2011.2 Small employers with fewer than 500 employees that offer fully-insured plans may be…
Since 2009, David Williams has served as American Bar Association (ABA) Advisor to the Drafting Committee of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) with respect to a Uniform Certificate of Title Act for Vessels. At its Annual Meeting in July, 2011, the ULC approved the new Certificate of Title Act, which now will be presented for enactment in states around the…
I. Introduction A battle is being waged in the world of digital distribution. The spoils to the winner will be the lucrative control over entertainment (i.e. music and video) content. Squaring off are the copyright owners of content on one side and nearly everyone else involved in the entertainment industry on the other. Technology advances have made it possible for…
The proliferation of digital media and communications networks has made it easy for individuals or businesses to take an image or video of a person and use it for their own purposes. This can often mean that a person may find that his/her name or likeness is being used, often for commercial purposes, without authorization. In recent years, such persons…
Angela D. Sheehan contributed to this post. In March 2009, after a non-jury trial, the Circuit Court for Carroll County issued a declaratory judgment terminating a commercial lease for a warehouse space in Hampstead, Maryland. Source Interlink Distribution, LLC v. BTR Hampstead, LLC. The facts of the case are thoroughly set forth in the Court’s decision, and interesting legal issues were…
Originally published by the Daily Record on July 31, 2009 (republished with permission.) The evolution of courtroom technology is under way, and it will be computerized. The fuzziness of blown-up images and charts on poster board, long the standbys of trial work, can be sharpened with illustrations and three-dimensional graphics. The rigidity of a PowerPoint presentation can be exchanged for…
The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) held that an insurance company did not act with an absence of good faith in adjusting a first party, under-insured motorist claim filed as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff’s claim consisted of alleged injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in September 2005 involving plaintiff and an underinsured driver as the tortfeasor. Maryland law requires Maryland…
The Obama Administration wasted no time in signaling that its new era of openness and transparency extends to its presence on the Web. A redesigned Whitehouse.gov was launched at 12:01 p.m. on January 20th. With the stipulation that all third-party content on the site is licensed under a Creative Commons “Attribution License,” the Administration also signaled its recognition of the…
I. Introduction A client recently asked me why his insurance company was so resistant to providing his business a defense against an arguably frivolous copyright infringement claim. Incredulously, he inquired, “Isn’t this why I pay premiums?” The claim related to graphics work done by my client and used as advertising on his customer,s website. While the matter ultimately resolved in…