Second Circuit Decides Two Counterfeiting Cases In their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Eric Alan Stone and Catherine Nyarady discuss 'Tiffany v. Costco,' where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provided guidance as to the circumstances that may give rise to liability for counterfeiting, as distinct from mere infringement, and 'Omega v. 375 […]
What Are The Benefits Of Forming A Company In Cyprus? Cyprus is a very popular choice for businesses to open Cyprus International Business Companies or IBCs due to its generous tax incentives and membership of the European Union. Cyprus joined the EU in May 2004 and this, combined with its strategic location at the crossroads […]
What The “Consolidated Appropriations Act – 2021” (CAA) Has In Store For Landlords & Tenants At the end of December, Congress finally passed a new COVID-19 relief bill called the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.” Along with a second round of PPP loans and emergency rental assistance, the legislation also contains several relief strategies that aim […]
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021, included a second round of PPP loans for businesses, but one thing you may not have caught are the changes to the employee retention tax credit (ERC).
Fresh Kitchen – Fresh Lawyer Recently, during a break in a recorded video-conference, a world-famous lawyer, wrongly believing that he was no longer on-the-air and in private, began touching himself. The other people in the conference saw it. The video went viral. The lawyer was fired from his job and was publicly humiliated. He had […]
An update from PN Lawyers on the current differences between the Paycheck Protection Programs (PPP and PPP 2), including special provisions for the restaurant and hospitality industry.
The Case of the Chaotic Courtroom Markens Antoine, was 30 years old when he shot a 24-year-old man once in the stomach inside a home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It was during a tenant dispute. It was on video. Markens ran from the scene and the 24-year-old was taken to Kings County Hospital. He survived. […]
Paid Sick Leave Law: What Every NY Employer Needs To Know Governor Cuomo announced that New York employers will need to begin providing their employees with sick leave benefits under the state's paid sick leave law starting January 1, 2021. Employees are entitled to earn sick leave based on the hours they work - one hour […]
The Case of the Purloined Porn Stash "Tell your parents what you want for Christmas or they will go looking for ideas." Advice from Elf on the Shelf (but too late) Internet porn is free. But still, U.S. adult magazines still outsell most mainstream magazines, and are among the top-selling magazines of any type. In the TV […]
Featured in Crain's New York Business: Bike Shop Sues JDS Over Billionaires Row Crane Accident A Midtown bike shop is blaming Michael Stern’s JDS Development for $150,000 in losses after an accident at his new development at 111 W. 57th St. resulted in street closures, according to a lawsuit led Tuesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. […]