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GEO v. Netflix, FL, Complaint, Trademarks, 2020

Brief • May 27, 2020

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Lanham Trademark Act

GEO v. Netflix, FL, Complaint, Trademarks, 2020 Case 9:20-cv-80847-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/27/2020 Page 1 of 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA THE GEO GROUP, INC. and GEO TRANSPORT, INC. CIVIL CASE NO. ________________ Plaintiffs, v. NETFLIX, INC., Defendants. __________________________________/ Plaintiffs, The GEO Group, …

CCA’s Rebranding May Violate Trademark Rights

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Misconduct/Corruption, Lanham Trademark Act

CCA’s Rebranding May Violate Trademark Rights by Just two months ago, PLN reported on Corrections Corporation of America’s tacit admission of failure, evidenced by the firm rebranding itself as “CoreCivic.” PLN managing editor Alex Friedmann said of the name change, “If nothing else this rebranding effort indicates the company knows …

Centinela v. Bacardi & Co, DDC, Order, Fees for Motion to Compel Discovery Request, 2008

Brief • March 4, 2008

Filed under: Discovery, Sanctions, Lanham Trademark Act

Centinela v. Bacardi & Co, DDC, Order, Fees for Motion to Compel Discovery Request, 2008 Case 1:05-cv-10220-PBS Document 1-1 Filed 02/03/2005 , FILED 1 t, CLfRKS OFFICE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSET TS RICHARD CASTELLINI tp t. !,...,. r""_ .....,.;._; . ; illll:i FEB -3 p …

Prison Mattress Manufacturer Denied PI

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Lanham Trademark Act

Prison Mattress Manufacturer Denied PI by The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has denied a preliminary injunction (PI) to a manufacturer of prison mattresses against a competitor. Derby Industries, Inc. manufactures mattresses for prisons. One of its competitors is Chestnut Ridge Foam, Inc. Chestnut Ridge …

Four Year Statute of Limitations for All Post 1990 Federal Laws

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Limitations, Americans with Disabilities Act, All Writs Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, RICO, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Freedom of Information Act, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Privacy Act, Voting Rights Act, Jury Service and Selection Act, Equal Access to Justice Act, Gender Motivated Violence Act, ERISA, American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Tax Injunction Act, Violence Against Women Act, RLUIPA, Public Health Services Act, False Claims Act, Fair Housing Act, Federal Housing Act, Title VII, Energy Conservation and Production Act, HIPAA, Lanham Trademark Act, National Environmental Policy Act, ADEA, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Alien Tort Claims Act, Alien Tort Statute (Federal), Torture Victims Act, Health Care Quality Improvement Act, Federal Extradition Act, Clean Water Act, USERRA

Four Year Statute of Limitations for All Post 1990 Federal Laws by In 1990, Congress passed a "catchall" four-year statute of limitations for actions arising under federal statutes enacted after December 1, 1990. This claim, which arose under the 1991 amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, is governed by that …