Halloween is just around the corner and if you or your kids are planning on going to a party or trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, you’ve probably already purchased costumes. Afterall, Halloween is a booming business for retailers and Americans will spend around $3.4 billion on costumes this year. If you purchased a banana suit from Kmart this year, you might be frightened to learn that a costume company, Rasta Imposta, sued Kmart over that very banana suit. Never fear, Kmart is the one that might be on the hook, not you. Rasta Imposta filed a complaint in federal court last month alleging copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, and unfair…
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Lindley Law is Hiring: Associate Attorney Position Available
Firm Overview: Lindley Law, PLLC is a boutique litigation firm located in Uptown Charlotte. Lindley Law handles civil litigation matters throughout North Carolina, representing corporations, closely held businesses, and individuals. We offer services in various civil litigation practice areas and concentrations, including complex business litigation, trust and estate litigation, employment law, construction litigation, landlord-tenant disputes, and incompetency proceedings. Please visit our website for more information about the firm and its practice areas: www.lindleylawoffice.com. Lindley Law seeks an associate with 4-7 years of litigation experience to join the firm, which currently has three practicing attorneys. The position is available beginning in Winter 2017/2018. The ideal candidate will be a…
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How Statutes of Limitations May Affect Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers’ Legal Options
Should the mounting allegations of sexual harassment and assault prove to be true – and it’s not looking so good for him – then Harvey Weinstein is a criminal. This isn’t just “bad behavior” or “acting inappropriately.” Sexual assault is a crime punishable by law. However, it is also a tort (a civil wrong) that could result in financial liability if proven in court. Criminal assault and civil assault have different statues of limitations. It is possible that he could be held criminally liable as well as civilly liable should his accusers bring a suit against him before the civil statute runs in each of their particular cases. In many…
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The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media and Your Job
Misusing social media can get you fired if you’re not careful. It can also cost you a prospective job, scholarship, or enrollment at a university. If you post something incendiary, self-incriminating, racist, or anything that otherwise casts the company you work for in a bad light, you might be fired for it. When combing through stacks of resumes that all begin to look the same, some employers or admissions officers may turn to the social media of candidates and applicants for more information and finding questionable or incendiary content may cost you as well. An increasing number of states are banning employers from requesting access to their employees’ and…
