About David Levine
David Levine is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, American Heritage, and dozens of other publications. He is the author, co-author, or ghostwriter of seven books, including the basketball books Life on the Rim (Macmillan) and In the Land of Giants (Little, Brown). His latest book, The Hudson Valley: The First 250 Million Years, was published by Globe Pequot Press in 2020.
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How To Find a Good Personal Injury Attorney
Choosing the right personal injury lawyer can be an intimidating prospect. It's a task that will involve more than a simple Google search or online ad. You will have to consult with personal injury lawyers to figure out who is a good fit for you and your case. Personal injury law is a huge practice area and covers many legal issues. It includes everything from wrongful death, car accidents, property damage, and product liability to medical malpractice cases. When a person or company causes you …
Not Brand X
Advice on trademarks from Georgia IP attorneysBranding a business has never been more important. “Our economy is largely digital now—it can change literally overnight—which means that businesses live and die by their brands. A strong brand not only signifies the quality of your products or services, it also sets your company apart in the sea of competition,” says Marcy Sperry, founder of Vivid IP in Atlanta. “Your brand is the soul of your business, so the sooner you can protect it, the better.” And perhaps the most …
Trademark Advice from Georgia IP Attorneys
Branding a business has never been more important. “Our economy is largely digital now—it can change literally overnight—which means that businesses live and die by their brands. A strong brand not only signifies the quality of your products or services, it also sets your company apart in the sea of competition,” says Marcy Sperry, founder of Vivid IP in Atlanta. “Your brand is the soul of your business, so the sooner you can protect it, the better.” And perhaps the most …
TM 101
It pays to be proactive when it comes to trademarksBranding has never been more important, which is why missteps in trademarking logos, names and other elements can set a business back significantly. Take the owner of a new magazine who reached out to Kristin Grant, an IP attorney with an eponymous firm in lower Manhattan, to clean up a trademarking mess. In its application, the company listed its services as “publication of magazines” in a particular trademark class: 41. “However, what they were actually offering is the goods—the …
Why Should You Register a Trademark Early?
You should register a trademark early to establish the nationwide priority date for brand protection and get statutory damages for trademark infringement. USPTO registration grants exclusive rights to brand ownership for the first to file, providing constructive notice of the legal presumption of brand ownership for the trademark owner. Application filing in the principal register avoids market confusion and enhances common law rights for legal enforcement. Contact an attorney for early …
Contract Lens
Three things to look for in your next contractWhat’s the cost of a poorly written contract? Millions, potentially. Rob Hassett of Hassett Law Group in Atlanta represents clients in music and television. He’s seen contract offers that give a record label or a television show exclusive rights to an artist’s services for upwards of 10 years—often at onerous terms. “I have to tell them: If you sign that it won’t necessarily work out great,” Hassett says. Most of his clients listen, but some are simply eager to get a deal. A …
Five Things To Look For in Your Next Contract
What’s the cost of a poorly written contract? Millions, potentially. Rob Hassett of Hassett Law Group in Atlanta represents clients in music and television. He’s seen contract offers that give a record label or a television show exclusive rights to an artist’s services for upwards of 10 years — often at onerous terms. “I have to tell them: If you sign that, it won’t necessarily work out great,” he says. Most of Hassett’s clients listen, but some are simply eager to get a deal. A …
The Business of ‘What If’
Best practices for a better contractOnce you begin litigation, you’ve lost. Daniel B. Faizakoff, an estate planning & probate attorney with an eponymous firm in Midtown, quotes the legal axiom in relation to a client who created a web-development business 16 years ago. “My guy did all the work and the others were passive investors. He was giving away 40% of the profits, and wasn’t happy,” Faizakoff says. Unfortunately, in the original contract, there were no defined parameters for how to withdraw from the …
Sense and Compensability
How do you know if you have a workers’ comp claim?You’re walking down the stairs at work when you fall and twist your knee. You’re out for a week. Can you claim workers’ compensation? Short answer: It depends. “If someone injures themselves falling up or down the stairs because of a pre-existing condition, then the injury is not compensable—because the stairs are not a special hazard but rather a ubiquitous condition,” says Michael H. Kaplan, a workers’ comp attorney at Kaplan Morrell in Denver. “The ubiquitous …
How To Tell if You Have a Workers' Comp Claim
A construction worker falls off a roof and goes to the ER. What happens next? Ideally, the employer's insurance pays the medical bills and compensates for lost wages. But what if a worker with a bad back wrenches it again while lifting a square of roofing shingles? The short answer is: it depends. When a prior condition contributes to a work-related injury, the incident must be the primary contributing cause of the medical issue. Otherwise, the employer denies the claim, and the worker must …
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