Small Business Speed Coaching – Sept 28th

By Paralegal on August 30, 2010

 Small Business Speed Coaching Tuesday, September 28th 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Community College of Philadelphia Winnett Student Life Building, The Great Hall No Charge Presented by American Express OPEN and SCORE Philadelphia Sign up for coaching, networking, insights, resources, tools, inspiration and access to small business experts who understand what you need to succeed. [...]

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Business Borrower Lender Matchmaking Event – Sept 8th

By Sharmil McKee on August 23, 2010

I am pleased to share the attached announcement from the Small Business Administration (SBA).  They are sponsoring a “Business Borrower-Lender Matchmaking Event” on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel, King of Prussia, PA.  This event is designed to efficiently spark lending relationships across the region by [...]

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Conference call with Pa Future Governor Dan Onorato

Conference call with Pa Future Governor Dan Onorato

By Sharmil McKee on August 21, 2010

This Tuesday, August 24th, don’t miss a great opportunity to hear from Pennsylvania’s next governor, Dan Onorato. He’ll be joining OFA Pennsylvania for a conference call at 7:00 p.m. — and you’re invited. Dan is a champion for Pennsylvania families. As Allegheny County Executive, he helped create thousands of well-paying jobs and saved taxpayers millions [...]

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Company may legally ban religious headscarves

Company may legally ban religious headscarves

By Sharmil McKee on August 10, 2010

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a private company that operates a prison may ban employees from wearing religious headscarves in the workplace.

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Member Meet Up – Center City District SIPS – Jul 28th

By Paralegal on July 23, 2010

CCPA’s Membership Committee Invites you to: Member Meet Up (Non members are welcome) Center City District SIPS at Raven Lounge 1718 Sansom Street Wednesday, July 28 Join us at 5:30 PM Catch up with old friends and make a few new ones as Center City’s best bars and restaurants host the summer’s happiest hour every Wednesday, [...]

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Hulu TV wins patent infringement case

Hulu TV wins patent infringement case

By Sharmil McKee on August 23, 2010

Ultramercial sued HULU Television in California for patent infringement. Ultramercial claimed that it patented the business process of allowing a user to view television content for free after forcing the user to watch a short advertisement. In essence, Ultramercial claims it patented the process of displaying advertisement in exchange for access to copyrighted media. A federal district court recently declared that Ultramercial’s patent is invalid.

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My client is selling his $203,000 money judgment

My client is selling his $203,000 money judgment

By Sharmil McKee on August 16, 2010

On my client’s behalf, I have obtained a $203,000 joint-judgment against three defendants. Two of the defendants are business entities and the third is an individual. My client is willing to sell his judgment at a discount to any interested party.  The business entities have two real properties located in Philadelphia.  The first property’s estimated value [...]

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Warner Bros sued for stealing The Last Samurai

Warner Bros sued for stealing The Last Samurai

By Sharmil McKee on June 13, 2010

Two brothers are claiming that Warner Bros stole their screen play to develop and produce “The Last Samurai”. The basis of the Benay brothers’ claim is that Warner Bros breached an implied contract to pay if they used the script. Of course the brothers filed their lawsuit in California, so California law will determine the [...]

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Dr. Dre or Andre Young

Dr. Dre sues Record label: Did he wait too long?

By Sharmil McKee on March 19, 2010

Last month, Dr. Dre (a/k/a Andre Young) sued WIDEawake Death Row Records for unpaid royalties and copyright infringement.  Dr. Dre claims that WIDEawake is a holding company for Death Row Records, after Death Row Records filed bankruptcy. Dre also claims that WIDEawake began re-producing and releasing copies of his album, Chronic.  According to the complaint, [...]

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Will and Jada Smith head off lawsuit: explaining declaratory judgments

Will and Jada Smith head off lawsuit: explaining declaratory judgments

By Sharmil McKee on February 19, 2010

Will and Jada Smith have responded aggressively to legal threats that they fraudulently induced someone to invest in their film project. In 2007, Jada wrote a film, the “Human Contract”; Will produced it. They convinced David Grasso to invest in the film. He did with $5 million dollars. The film went straight to DVD. In [...]

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