About Jessica Glynn
Jessica Centers Glynn is a writer and teacher in Denver, Colorado. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and her award-winning reporting has also appeared in The Anniston Star and Westword.
Articles written by Jessica Glynn
The Birth of Bad Faith
William Shernoff and his seminal Egan v. Mutual of Omaha caseFifty years ago, personal injury attorney William Shernoff stood before a California jury as it awarded a record-breaking $5.1 million in punitive damages against Mutual of Omaha for mishandling his client’s disability claim. It was a huge verdict for 1974, and for Shernoff personally, who was 35 years old and just starting to try cases. But there was no one in the courtroom gallery to hear it. “It was empty,” he says. “I remember feeling like, ‘Gee, I just did this nice big verdict …
The Four Factors of Fair Use
What everyday people need to know about copyright lawAs an intellectual property lawyer, Joshua Graubart often fields questions from artists like documentary filmmakers about how they can include video clips, images or songs in their projects without violating copyright law. “Fair use is a four-factor balancing test, but there’s a joke among copyright lawyers that we have clients who think it’s a two-factor test: Do I want to use it, and do I want to pay?” says Graubart, of Romano Law. The punchline: “If the answer to the first question …
What Is Fair Use?
You see a photo on Google that would be a perfect illustration for your how-to blog post. You see that other sites have used it, too, so it should be OK to simply republish, right? Not necessarily. "Available online does not make it public domain," cautions Thomas Varnum, an intellectual property attorney in Wilmington, N.C. "And just because you found something on Google Images and it was just really easy to use, it does not make it fair to use." Defining the Fair Use Doctrine Under what is …
The Deal of the Art
The problematic past (stolen antiquities) and problematic future (AI) of art lawIn 2018, Laura Young was browsing her local Goodwill in Austin, Texas, when a marble bust caught her eye. Upon feeling its 52-pound weight, she was pretty sure it was worth more than its $34.99 price tag and promptly bought it. In the car, she carefully strapped the head with a seatbelt—a photo that would later be widely circulated in newspapers around the world—and went home to start calling auction houses. A Sotheby’s provenance researcher was able to identify it as a 2,000-year-old …
In Denial
What to do if your employer’s disability insurer rejects your claimFiling any disability claim—and especially disputing a denial—can be daunting. “People don’t know where to begin,” says Geannina Burgos of the Dabdoub Law Firm in Coral Gables, who represents employees in disputes with employer-sponsored disability insurance companies. “Even though, statistically, one out of four people have to file some type of disability claim in their lifetime.” Employers do not have to provide disability insurance, but for those that do, the policies usually …
What To Do if Your Employer’s Disability Insurer Rejects Your Claim
Filing any disability claim—and especially disputing a denial—can be daunting. “People don’t know where to begin,” says Geannina Burgos of the Dabdoub Law Firm in Coral Gables, Florida, who represents employees in disputes with employer-sponsored disability insurance companies. “Even though, statistically, one out of four people have to file some type of disability claim in their lifetime.” Filing for disability and have legal questions? Consult with an attorney to ensure the best …
Make Your Company’s M&A Deal Succeed with Legal Due Diligence
Due diligence is verifying the facts about something you want to buy. It's a key step in any big purchase, and even more so when it's your business that is looking to merge with or acquire a target company. Because companies are complex entities, merger and acquisition (M&A) due diligence can be complicated. It's not a process that a business owner can do alone. M&A transaction teams handle different parts of the deal. A critical part of M&A due diligence is legal review. For this, …
When To Hire a Mergers and Acquisitions Attorney
As a business owner, a merger or acquisition is a defining event in the life of your company. Regardless of the type of deal, legalities shape every aspect of an M&A transaction, and the legal issues are very different from other business challenges. An M&A attorney will help you through the process to avoid costly errors and ensure a desirable outcome for your business. If you have an upcoming M&A deal, talk to a local M&A attorney for legal advice. Benefits of Using an …
Law and Order on the High Seas
Setting sail on a cruise ship: The rules really are different hereAs many travelers re-boarded cruise ships last year, the mom of Heather Ragone, a transportation lawyer at Gallo Vitucci Klar in New York City, was among them. She arrived at port in mid-October, for a cruise out of New York, with her negative COVID-19 test and fully completed vaccine card in hand. But the CDC had ended its program monitoring case numbers on cruise ships. Likewise, restrictions around masks or quarantining the sick in their cabins were by then a thing of the past. “She tested …
What Laws Apply When Sailing on a Cruise Ship?
As many travelers re-boarded cruise ships following the COVID-19 pandemic, the mom of Heather Ragone, a transportation & maritime lawyer at Gallo Vitucci Klar in New York City, was among them. She arrived at port for a cruise out of New York with her negative COVID-19 test and fully completed vaccine card in hand. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had ended its program of monitoring case numbers on cruise ships. Likewise, restrictions around masks or quarantining …
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