If a party fails to disclose assets in a bankruptcy petition is there any consequence? In short, the answer is yes. The Illinois Appellate Court First District found that the doctrine of judicial estoppel prevented a plaintiff from proceeding with a cause of action in state court where plaintiff failed to disclose the action as…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
7th Circuit Refines Its Website Jurisdiction Analysis
Last month I wrote about the concern that Americans don’t know much about history. This month, we shift our focus to geography, since Bulgaria plays a role in an important case from the Seventh Circuit. So I asked a lot of smart people – lawyers, professors, my children – to name two countries that border…
Common Trademark Application Problems Webinar
Here is the recording of the November 2, 2011 webinar entitled “Common Trademark Application Problems.” In this webinar we discuss the trademark application process, along with the types of potential refusals with examples. Discussed are issues of: – Ownership – Ornamentation – Use in Commerce – Consent of a living individual – Likelihood of Confusion…