January 21, 2014
Use it or lose it. This rule applies to so many aspects of life including lawsuits. You must timely act upon a right to sue or forever...
Read MoreDecember 9, 2013
During their lifetime a person can achieve frame from rare ability, dumb luck or a combination of the two. Only a fraction of those...
Read MoreOctober 9, 2013
A celebrity's name, image and likeness can have great value. In 2005, Pricilla Presley sold the right to use Elvis' name and likeness to...
Read MoreJune 16, 2013
We live in a branded world. Companies spend millions of dollars to create and protect their brands. Similarly, celebrities work hard to...
Read MoreApril 14, 2013
The case of the photogenic flasher (Barnhart vs. Paisano Publications) addressed the regrets of Tonya Barnhart. Ms. Barnhart was a...
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2013
In the "Case of the Plucky Porker" we will continue our exploration of the parameters of the false light branch of the right of...
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2013
No one likes to be told that they have a muffin top.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2012
In the Case of the Embarrassed Stripper (Puckett v. American Broadcasting Companies), Tammy Puckett sued ABC after her image appeared in a...
Read MoreNovember 4, 2012
On September 22, 1975, five-time divorcee, mother of four and accountant who turned to revolutionary politics, Sara Jane Moore, attempted to...
Read MoreOctober 8, 2012
Everyone has secrets. Stated the way a court would describe the same thing - everyone has facts that they don't want the public to know...
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2012
With the rise of ambush journalism, many journalists seem to believe that they have a special exemption from the privacy laws. That's simply...
Read MoreAugust 26, 2012
Not long ago a fight broke out on a Malibu beach between surfers and the paparazzi over the paparazzi's efforts to photograph Matthew...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2012
One of the first cases to pit a celebrity against a paparazzi was Galella vs. Onassis. Ronald Galella was a high profile, freelance...
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