Law360, Los Angeles (March 29, 2017, 2:23 PM EDT) — A tequila company ripped off the distinctive skull-shaped bottle of comedy legend Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka, a California federal jury found on Wednesday, handing Crystal Head a win in its trade dress infringement suit. * * * After the verdict was read, Aykroyd told...
Law360, Los Angeles (March 28, 2017, 10:44 PM EDT) — Lawyers for actor Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka dropped a bombshell just before closing arguments in their trade dress suit against a tequila rival, calling a sculptor to testify that he had been asked to base the rival’s bottle on Crystal Head’s — and that...
Law360, Los Angeles (March 24, 2017, 10:10 PM EDT) — Tequila company Element Spirits on Friday defended itself against claims it ripped off Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka’s unique skull-shaped bottle, calling an expert to testify in the California federal jury trial that a survey showing consumers confused the two brands was “unrealistic.” During the...
Law360, Los Angeles (March 23, 2017, 10:03 PM EDT) — Comedy legend Dan Aykroyd on Thursday told a California federal jury that a tequila company had ripped off his Crystal Head Vodka brand’s unique skull-shaped bottle, pulling out a ruler to dissect what he said are obvious similarities between the two bottles. In the afternoon...
Law360, Los Angeles (March 21, 2017, 10:01 PM EDT) — The founder of a tequila company accused by Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka of ripping off its unique skull-shaped bottle on Tuesday defended her creation before a California federal jury, testifying she’d never even heard of Crystal Head Vodka when she designed her bottle. On...
Law360, Los Angeles (March 15, 2017, 5:01 PM EDT) — The maker of actor Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka told a California federal jury during Wednesday’s opening statements in the trade dress infringement case that a rival spirits company is selling tequila in a “cheap knockoff” of its distinctive skull-shaped bottle. The suit sees Crystal...
Here is something to celebrate: The United States Supreme Court just handed whistle-blowers one of their bigger wins in a long time. People who expose wrongdoing in the workplace or among government contractors have taken a beating in recent years. The Obama Administration was especially assiduous in its pursuit of whistle-blowers, and President Trump has...
Law360, New York (February 23, 2017, 7:27 PM EST) — A New York state appeals court on Thursday affirmed a decision that left a fraud claim by a German bank in play against Lynn Tilton and her investment firm Patriarch Partners LLC, saying early signs that the funds in question were not what they appeared...
Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal February 23, 2017 The case by private investors alleging fraud against Lynn Tilton and Patriarch Partners to the tune of tens of millions of dollars can go forward following a decision Thursday by the Appellate Division, First Department. A divided court affirmed Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten’s 2016...
Law360, New York (February 21, 2017, 12:50 PM EST) The U.S. Supreme Court breathed new life into a False Claims Act case against Wells Fargo & Co. on Tuesday, telling the Second Circuit to take a look at former employees’ claims that the bank defrauded the federal government under the standard set in the so-called...
