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Category: Litigation & Disputes

Temporary Restraining Order Granted Against McDonald’s For Failing to Keep Employees Safe from COVID-19

Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) Granted Against McDonald’s For Failing to Keep Employees Safe from COVID-19 [July 28, 2020] A temporary restraining order (TRO) was granted against a McDonald’s franchise by a California Superior Court judge in response to the franchise’s alleged inability to take proper precautions to keep the community safe from COVID-19. The TRO… Continue reading Temporary Restraining Order Granted Against McDonald’s For Failing to Keep Employees Safe from COVID-19

SCOTUS Rules That Addition of “.com” to a Generic Term Can Create a Trademark

SCOTUS Rules That Addition of “.com” to a Generic Term Can Create a Trademark By: Alex Butterman Butterman is Senior Counsel and the Managing Trademark Attorney at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s Leesburg Office. [July 9, 2020] Is GENERIC.COM A Generic Mark? NO, according to the U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision issued on June 30,… Continue reading SCOTUS Rules That Addition of “.com” to a Generic Term Can Create a Trademark

Chuck E. Cheese Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Due to COVID-19-Related Financial Challenges

Chuck E. Cheese Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Due to COVID-19-Related Financial Challenges [July 8, 2020] Popular children’s party venue and pizza chain, Chuck E. Cheese, joins a growing list of companies filing for bankruptcy due to economic issues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. On June 25, parent company CEC Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy… Continue reading Chuck E. Cheese Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Due to COVID-19-Related Financial Challenges

Bostock v. Clayton County: A Landmark Decision On Homosexual and Transgender Employee Protections

Bostock v. Clayton County: A Landmark Decision On Homosexual and Transgender Employee Protections By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [6.18.2020] In what will likely be seen as a landmark decision for years to come, on Monday, June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down an opinion in the case Bostock v. Clayton… Continue reading Bostock v. Clayton County: A Landmark Decision On Homosexual and Transgender Employee Protections

A Licensing Dispute for the ‘Starz’

[6.8.2020] Starz Entertainment (“Starz”) filed suit against MGM Domestic Television Distribution (“MGM”) in California federal court this past week alleging breach of contract, copyright infringement, and violation of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The suit arose over a dispute regarding certain movies and television episodes that MGM owns and had exclusively licensed… Continue reading A Licensing Dispute for the ‘Starz’

A Pandemic of Lawsuits: How the Coronavirus Could Bring Litigation to Your Company, and What You Can Do to Prepare

By Erick Poorbaugh Poorbaugh is an associate at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s Richmond, VA office [03.23.2020 Richmond]   As the coronavirus continues to spread, businesses and individuals throughout the world are taking precautions.  However, as a business owner, you need to consider not only how to protect your employees and customers from the virus, but also… Continue reading A Pandemic of Lawsuits: How the Coronavirus Could Bring Litigation to Your Company, and What You Can Do to Prepare

What are Punitive Damages?

What exactly are punitive damages? We’ve all heard of them before, but what exactly are “punitive damages”? According to the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, punitive damages are “awarded in addition to actual damages in certain circumstances.” As the name suggests, punitive damages are considered a punishment on top of actual (“provable”) damages. Punitive… Continue reading What are Punitive Damages?

Intern Program

As part of our effort to recruit, develop and retail the best and brightest attorneys, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig offers a summer intern program for promising law school students who are looking to work as part of an innovative and incredibly successful team. With a global team of lawyers, selected candidates are able to work on high level projects in a collaborative space.

Paralegals and Legal Support Staff

At Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, our team of paralegals and staff work together collaboratively along side our attorneys toward a common goal. We have created a positive work environment where our paralegals and legal assistants work to successfully reach firm-wide goals and support each other to combine individual strengths to enhance team performance. They regularly assist our attorneys with organizing and maintaining files, conducting legal research, and preparing documents.