Updated: 5:09 PM EDT Jul 19, 2021 A judge denied the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo s motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent the Pittsburgh Zoo from continuing to use the phrase “Asian Lantern Festival Thursday.Judge James Gwin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio found that Cleveland Metroparks failed to meet any of the criteria necessary under a temporary restraining order. Gwin said the phrase, “Asian lantern festival,” would likely be considered a generic term that would not be entitled to protection under trademark law. Several other zoos throughout the U.S. also use the name of the ancient traditional festival dating to 206 B.C. to describe the cultural essence of their events. The Asian Lantern Festival is in its fourth year in Cleveland, drawing thousands of visitors and millions of dollars in revenue. It is running from July 14 to Sept. 5. The Cleveland Zoo argued that having two events with the same name is copyright infringe
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Eckert Hit With Suit From Financial Adviser Targeted By SEC
Law360 (May 13, 2021, 5:18 PM EDT) A Philadelphia-based financial adviser has slapped Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC with a lawsuit alleging that a firm attorney s amateurish due diligence left him open to claims from securities regulators and investors after he partnered with a cash advance business that has come to face allegations of fraud.
Dean Vagnozzi said that Eckert Seamans attorney John Pauciulo had failed to either uncover or disclose the risks of a partnership with Complete Business Solutions Group Inc., which did business as PAR Funding, including accurate information about its default rate and the criminal history of its founder.
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Eckert Hit With Suit From Financial Advisor Targeted By SEC
Law360 (May 13, 2021, 5:18 PM EDT) A Philadelphia-based financial adviser has slapped Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC with a lawsuit alleging that a firm attorney s amateurish due diligence left him open to claims from securities regulators and investors after he partnered with a cash advance business that has come to face allegations of fraud.
Dean Vagnozzi said that Eckert Seamans attorney John Pauciulo had failed to either uncover or disclose the risks of a partnership with Complete Business Solutions Group Inc., which did business as PAR Funding, including accurate information about its default rate and the criminal history of its founder.
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Like CCPA, VCDPA applies to companies or persons that do business in, or target citizens of, the state and utilizes certain quantitative thresholds to identify which entities may be subject to the law, such as collecting or processing a requisite amount of Virginia residents personal information. However, when comparing VCDPA s jurisdictional analysis to that of CCPA, a standalone revenue threshold (see Note 2) is notably absent; simultaneously bringing smaller companies with large amounts of data under the statute while potentially allowing larger companies to escape its reach.
Although the Big Three (GDPR, CCPA, and VCDPA) share in a broad definition of personal data, VCDPA diverges from its cousins in the treatment of employees and individuals acting in a business capacity. Unlike CCPA, which has a temporary partial carve-out for employees and B2B information, the VCDPA expressly excludes persons acting in a commercial or employment context from the definition of
Rick Santorum Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Winchester, Virginia
Father: Aldo Santorum, a psychologist
Mother: Catherine (Dughi) Santorum, a nurse
Marriage: Karen (Garver) Santorum (1990-present)
Children: Isabella, 2008; Patrick, 2001; Peter, 1999; Sarah, 1998; Gabriel, born and died in 1996; Daniel, 1995; Richard Jr., 1993; Elizabeth, 1991
Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.A., Political Science, 1980; University of Pittsburgh, M.B.A., 1981; Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1986
Religion: Roman Catholic
Other Facts
Member of the “Gang of Seven,” a group that exposed and condemned scandals in congress, when in the House of Representatives.
Founded the Congressional Working Group on Religious Freedom.
Known for spearheading and helping to pass the welfare reform bill and a ban on partial-birth abortion.