Minimum Competence

In today’s episode we have state arbitration limits being themselves limited in California, regulatory plans to avert the next toxic train disaster, section 230 and Column Tuesday taking aim at Experian and Equifax. California Is in Good Company as State Arbitration Limits Fall - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/california-is-in-good-company-as-state-arbitration-limits-fall Buttigi...

Welcome to the first weekend edition of Minimum Competence, we’re calling a Maximum Minimum Competence episode. Essentially, time permitting and given a coming major legal news story, we’ll try to get you a bit more up to speed than we can in our short form daily news show. This week, owing to the coming oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google LLC on February 21st and 22nd, we’ll be taking a slightly...

In today’s foray in to audio of dubious distinction we talk about the California Fair Political Practices commission decision on a sweetheart tax deal, the SEC proposing a standard for safe storage of client crypto assets and the Supreme Court is set to hear a case involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. California Watchdog Clears Lawyer at Center of Tax-Sharing Deals - https://ne...

In today’s jaunt we talk about greenwashing, an update on the Tesla unionization efforts and the company’s response, Disney versus the government of Florida, and tax raids at the BBC offices in India. Shell Greenwashing Challenge Highlights Risk of ESG Claims - https://www.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw/bloomberglawnews/bloomberg-law-news/BNA%20000001863259d369a987bbfd15890001 Tesla Fires Dozens Af...

In today’s episode we’ll talk about personnel turnover at the #FTC, a grilling at the #FCC, the use of #AI in #patent applications, and the modernization of the #IRS. #Republican FTC Official Resigns Over Chair Lina Khan’s Agenda - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-14/christine-wilson-republican-ftc-official-resigns-over-chair-lina-khan-s-agenda #Biden FCC Nominee at Center of Debate...

In today’s Tuesday frolick we have the use of AI in trademark law, labor issues at Starbucks and Tesla, and the debut of Column Tuesday where I implore listeners of the podcast to become readers of my column at Bloomberg Tax. AI for Trademark Lawyers Moving Beyond Search to Expanding Work - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ai-for-trademark-lawyers-moving-beyond-search-to-expanding-work Starbuc...

In today’s alphabet soup, we’ll be discussing a cryptocurrency firm’s warning from the SEC, Tesla’s new GC, continued IP issues faced by the Bored Ape NFT creator and a lawsuit against TikTok claiming that it is surveilling its users. Paxos Receives Wells Notice - https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-firm-paxos-faces-sec-lawsuit-over-binance-usd-token-8031e7a7 Tesla Taps Big Law to Grow Musk’s ‘Har...

Today we’ll be discussing an update to the #MetaBirkin #NFT #trademark story, the renaming of a law school, hazardous monkey brain pathogens, and the constitutionality of criminalizing derogatory speech about political candidates. NFT Gray Area for Trademarks - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/a-lot-of-gray-for-nft-artists-despite-metabirkins-jury-verdict College of Law at St. Thomas Universit...

House Dems Fight High Court Input In Trump Hotel Lease Suit - https://www.law360.com/articles/1573470 AI-Generated Art Can’t Be Protected By Copyright, Judge Told - https://www.law360.com/articles/1574453 NJ Appeals Court Identifies Exception To Arbitration Case Law - https://www.law360.com/articles/1574242 Ga. Judge Says Guarantors Owe $8.7M In Contract Case - https://www.law360.com/articles/1574...

Lawyer’s Racist Posts Test Conflict of Interest Standards - https://www.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw/bloomberglawnews/bloomberg-law-news/BNA%20000001861789d236a9ce5fcf8cd10000 Coinbase Manager Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading on Tokens - https://www.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw/bloomberglawnews/bloomberg-law-news/BNA%20000001862c56d025a3b63cf7c0330003 Pennsylvania Must Overhaul Its Unconstitutio...

Plan to end mandate for LSAT, other law school admission exams stalls in key vote - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/02/06/aba-lsat-law-school-admissions-test/ Supreme Court justices should follow binding code of ethics, ABA House says - https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/resolution-400-supreme-court-justices-ethics-code 13th Amendment constitution right to abortion? - https://www...

FTC Fails in Meta VR Deal - https://www.law360.com/articles/1572936/judge-ftc-didn-t-show-potential-harm-from-meta-vr-deal Musk Prevails in “Funding Secured” Tweet - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64520157 3M Attempts a Texas Two-Step - https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/1572686/vets-with-hearing-loss-seek-dismissal-of-3m-bankruptcy Investors Want $300m from Wells Fargo - https:...

Domestic Violence and Gun Ownership - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/domestic-violence-tied-gun-ownership-ban-ruled-unconstitutional Nike Flyknit Patents - https://news.justia.com/nike-sues-lululemon-over-flyknit-technology/ Baker McKenzie in Russia - https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/baker-mckenzie-can-be-sued-in-chicago-for-work-performed-in-russia-by-possibly-defunct-outpost-judg...

-Metabirkin NFTs, commercial or artistic? https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/metabirkin-nfts-were-artistic-experiment-creator-tells-jury -US Inches Closer to TikTok Ban - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/tiktok-hawks-in-congress-weigh-options-to-restrict-app-from-us -Death Row Inmate Wants Firing Squad in Georgia - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/georgia-death-row...

Texas Homebuyer Arb Clause - https://www.law360.com/articles/1570968/texas-justices-mull-if-homebuyer-gets-seller-s-arb-pact Georgia Wrongful Death Property Inspector - https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/1571388/ga-home-inspectors-escape-wrongful-death-suit-on-appeal Title 42 Suits May Die Alongside Nat’l Emergency - https://www.law360.com/articles/1571334/title-42-suits-may-die-alongside-...

Johnson and Johnson BK Hermes International v. Rothschild - NFTS and Trademark Trump v. Bob Woodward et al Find me on the fediverse, for now just head on over to @andrew@esq.social and give me a shout. News stories can be submitted to me there or via our link aggregator at links.esq.social . #lawfedi #law @ law@a.gup.pe @ podcast@a.gup.pe Thanks so much for listening to Minimum Competence. If you...