Verisign, Inc. v. XYZ.COM LLC. Verisign sued XYZ for false advertising under the Lanham Act. XYZ’s ad campaign for it’s new top level domain “.xyz” included claims that there was a scarcity of .com domains. Verisign is the exclusive operator of the .com and .net domains and so was understandably not thrilled with this ad …
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals released a batch of opinions today: Bell v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (15-1299) Workers’ Compensation; Compensable Injury; Causal Relationship; Compensation Benefits; Trial Return to Work; Sanctions Harris & Hilton, P.A. v. Rassette (16-809) Rule 3.7 of NC Rules of Professional Conduct; necessary witness; witness-advocate rule [Trial court did …
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In re Redmond, (86A16) (View COA Opinion) Appeal from Industrial Commission’s denial of benefits under the N.C. Eugenics Compensation Program based on deceased claimant’s constitutional challenge to a statutory requirement to qualify for the Program; whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over the appeal; application of N.C.G.S. 1-267.1(a1). In re Hughes, (87A16) (View COA …
Abilt v. Maryland. The Fourth Circuit barred a claim of discrimination and retaliation by a clandestine CIA operative because the claim necessarily implicated state secrets. The opinion provides a good overview of the state secrets privilege doctrine. Abilt (not his real name) was hired as an applications developer for the CIA in June 2006. About the …
The N.C. Court Appeals released a batch of opinions today: Harris v. N.C. Dep’t of Pub. Safety (16-341) Standard of review of decision of ALJ; just cause; unacceptable personal conduct; use of force; NCGS 150B-51; NCGS 126-34.02 Key Risk Ins. Co. v. Peck (16-872) Third party workers’ compensation claim – NCGS 97-10.2; Motion to substitute …
North Carolina Court of Appeals Opinions for March 7, 2017 Read More »