Posts by ADLI Law Group
Silence Isn’t Golden If You’re an Influencer
Most influencers are aware of their obligations to clearly disclose when they have a “material connection“ to a brand they’re endorsing. (For those of you unfamiliar with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Endorsement Guides’ disclosure requirements, you can check out a short blog or longer article I wrote that talks about them. But, a…
Read MoreHow Influencers Can Influence More Revenue and Stay Out of Trouble
Social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram have become the go-to destination for video content consumption by teens and millennials. It far surpasses what they consume on television. These platforms (often referred to simply as “social”), collectively generate billions of views, and hundreds of millions of hours of watch time, every single day. Teens…
Read MoreADLI Law Group Wins Patent infringement Case ––– Jury Awards Plaintiffs Nearly 1 Million Dollars
Plaintiffs Lubby Holdings LLC and Vaporous Technologies Inc. successfully sued Defendant Henry Chung for infringing its personal vaporizer patent regarding anti-leaking technology (Patent No. 9,750,284). On May 9, 2019, after a three-day trial, the jury rendered its unanimous verdict awarding the Plaintiffs $863,936.10 in reasonable royalty damages. ADLI attorney Dr. Dariush Adli was the prevailing trial attorney…
Read MoreADLI Law Group’s Attorney Marina Manoukian Receives Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Marina Manoukian, Head of the Family Law department at ADLI Law Group, is the latest ADLI attorney to receive an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. It is with much excitement that we congratulate Marina on this well-deserved professional distinction. The Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating is the gold standard in attorney ratings. It highlights lawyers…
Read More‘Fyre’ Danger! 7 Ways Influencers, Brands and Agencies Can Avoid Getting Burned for Not Disclosing Endorsements, Entrepreneur (April 10, 2019)
In an article published by Entrepreneur, Paul I. Menes, Co-Head of the Entertainment and Media Practice at Adli Law Group, and known as The Influencer Lawyer ™, discusses the fallout from the Fyre Festival fiasco. He explores the implications and consequences for Festival promoter Billy McFarland and his associates, the influencers who promoted and endorsed…
Read MoreRegister Your Copyright Before You Register Your (Infringement) Complaint
There have been several high-profile copyright infringement lawsuits filed in the last few years. Two high profile ones were Marvin Gaye’s estate sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, for allegedly appropriating some of Gaye’s famous song “Got to Give It Up”, into their big hit, “Blurred Lines”. Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson were sued twice,…
Read MoreWill Dealing with Cannabis Leave You Bankrupt?
If your business deals with cannabis, you no doubt are hoping the answer is no. However, as the saying goes, “be careful what you wish for.” Changes in Cannabis Laws A recent decision by the federal bankruptcy court in Colorado has implications for cannabis businesses across the country, including businesses peripheral to the cultivation, manufacture,…
Read More“Dilbert” On Contracts
As those of you who know me well, or have caught my article or presentations on it, I’m evangelical about writing and revising contracts in understandable, conversational English. To me, a contract’s primary objective is to be a clear set of instructions. This puts the parties on the same page about its subject matter, and…
Read MoreInfluencers Need to Be Under the Influence – of the Laws Governing Endorsement Disclosures
Being a social media Influencer can be very lucrative. Brands are more willing than ever to pay popular Influencers lots of money to tap into their millions of followers, to promote their products to what has proven to be willing consumers. The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) is paying attention. They’ve consequently ramped up enforcement…
Read MoreRosen: A Case Study on a School’s Duty to Protect, Daily Journal (January 7, 2019)
Alyssa Dillard’s article “Rose: A case study on a school’s duty to protect its students,” published in the Daily Journal, discusses the recent California Supreme Court case involving a violent act on the UCLA campus, which resulted in a new standard regarding a university’s duty to protect its students from a foreseeable threat of violence…
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