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Unconscionability and Arbitration
The Florida Supreme Court recently decided a case with broad implications regarding arbitration clauses and contract unconscionability. In Basulto v. Hialeah Auto., 39 Fla. L. Weekly S 140, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1051 (Fla. Mar. 20, 2014), the court was faced with a situation in which a consumer who purchased an automobile from a commercial... [...]
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Packaged Warranty Language Creates a Contract Between Manufacturer and End-User
In Horton v. Woodman Labs, Inc., No. 8:13-cv-3176-T-30MAP, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45502 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 2, 2014), the Middle District of Florida held that the manufacturer's written warranty constituted a written agreement between the manufacturer and the end-user, even though the end-user bought... [...]
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Player's 4-month ban over bite in World Cup match ‘grotesque and absurd,' his lawyer says
A lawyer for Luis Suarez, the Uruguay forward who got a four-month suspension this week after FIFA's disciplinary committee determined he bit an opponent’s shoulder, says that the punishment has been unfair, from a legal perspective.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Alejandro... [...]
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Washington Redskins team loses trademark registration
Six trademarks associated with the Washington Redskins must be canceled because the name is disparaging to Native Americans, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled.
The team is likely to appeal the ruling, the Washington Post reports. Politico and USA Today also have coverage.
Even if the team loses an... [...]
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Extreme sports are more popular than ever, prompting questions about legal liability
Last year in West Virginia, 28-year-old Avishek Sengupta was running the Tough Mudder, a grueling 10-plus-mile race littered with merciless obstacles that take participants over blazing pits of fire, through dark trenches and into pools of water laced with electrical wires that deliver 10,000... [...]
