Alexis J. Kim July 2017 Real Estate Development & Finance, Tax - Federal, State and Local Private Letter Rulings Help Six Ohio Land Banks Aggressively Pursue More Land Donations In an article published in the July/August 2017 issue of Ohio Township News and titled, "Private Letter Rulings Help Six Ohio Land Banks Aggressively Pursue More Land Donations," Alexis J. Kim explained Walter | Haverfield's role in securing IRS private letter rulings for six Ohio land banks. [More]
Walter Haverfield LLP July 2017 Public Law Services LeBron James Home Stadium Tax Lawsuit Nets New Parties In an article written for Bloomberg BNA by reporter Alex Ebert, Todd Hunt commented on the dispute between the City of Cleveland and Cleveland City Council regarding Council's ordinance providing funding for the renovation of Quicken Loans Arena. [More]
James J. Pingor July 2017 Intellectual Property, IP Litigation, Trademarks, Domain Names & Copyrights Questionably Offensive Trademarks Cleared for U.S. Registration On June 19, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the disparagement clause violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. This decision emanates from the case involving the lead singer of the rock group called "The Slants" who sought federal registration of the mark "THE SLANTS". The registration was originally denied by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) because the name was determined to be offensive to particular ethnic groups that have been described as having slant-eyes. [More]
Brendan D. Healy July 2017 Public Law Services U.S. Supreme Court Pronounces Factors to be Considered By Courts in Regulatory Taking Cases On June 23, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the eminent domain case of Murr, et al. v. Wisconsin, et al., 582 U.S. ____ (2017). In Murr, the Court addressed whether two legally-distinct, but contiguous, commonly owned parcels should be treated as a single parcel in determining whether a regulatory taking has been affected. The Court rejected the different formalistic approaches suggested by the parties. Instead, the Court held that a multifactor test should be used that examines: (1) how state and federal law defines the property; (2) the physical characteristics of the property; and (3) the prospective value of the regulated land. [More]
Darrell A. Clay June 2017 Aviation Drone Law On June 23, 2017, Darrell A. Clay will be speaking at an NBI seminar on the topic, "Drone Law." This seminar will be held at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Conference Center in downtown Cleveland. [More]
James M. McWeeney II June 2017 Labor & Employment Services McWeeney to present at GCP Internship Central Webinar On June 20, 2017, James M. McWeeney will be the presenter at the Greater Cleveland Partnership's Internship Central Webinar. In this webinar, Mr. McWeeney will address the topic, "Legal Aspects of Internships." [More]