Archive for February 2015

By: Zachary Simon A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision brings to our attention broad implications of the use of a private citizen’s likeness in the popular entertainment sphere, still relevant as ever, in this case here in the video gaming environment.[1] In Davis v. Electronic Arts, Inc., the court found itself called upon to…

By: Annette Rolain The Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) negotiated the largest settlement in Clean Air Act history — $100 million dollars — against motor companies Hyundai Motor Company (“Hyundai”) and Kia Motors Corporation (“Kia”) on November 3, 2014. The Clean Air Act was passed by Congress in 1970 to regulate air…

By: Chelsea Gold January 22, 2015 marked the end of the first legal battle between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a user of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with the settlement of Huerta v. Pirker[1], in which the FAA agreed to lessen Raphael Pirker’s $10,000 fine to $1,100. The FAA sued Pirker in 2011 for…