Lien on Me When Your Claim is Not Strong—That’s an Unfair Trade Practice If you sing the title of this post to the tune of Bill Withers’ 1972 hit “Lean on Me” you get something that might just be clever enough for this blog. What is not clever—and, really, a […]
When is a HAJMM sandwich not a ham sandwich? Does a burger with a slice of ham on top qualify? What about a breakfast biscuit with ham and eggs? Like the outcry against ham and pineapple on pizza, our courts have put forth several reasons why a case involving securities […]
Imagine yourself combing the aisles of the local Trader Joe’s with your brood in tow. You are minding your own beeswax when, above the drone of swarming shoppers, you hear a buzz about a new product: “100% New Zealand Manuka Honey.” As you grab a jar off the shelf, what […]
Two years ago, I left Ellis & Winters to spend a few years as in-house counsel at a financial institution. Before I left, I wrote several times about the uncertainty surrounding the economic-loss rule and section 75-1.1 (here, here, here, and here). While I was away, my colleagues continued to […]
