The Lanham Act affords numerous remedies for trademark infringement to prevailing plaintiffs, including injunctive relief, actual damages, or the defendant’s profits from the infringement. Whether a defendant intended to...more
4/27/2020
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The Fourth Circuit has just made it easier for plaintiffs to bring data breach cases. The Court’s decision means more data breach cases will survive a challenge based on standing and makes creating and following data...more
In a much anticipated decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce actions against companies who have been subject to a data breach.
The FTC sued...more
9/1/2015
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In Georgia-Pac. Consumer Products LP v. von Drehle Corp., ___ F.3d ___, 2015 WL 1404765 (4th Cir. Mar. 30, 2015), as amended (Apr. 15, 2015), the Fourth Circuit reversed a damages award and clarified the standard for damages...more