M.S. was a 15-year-old male student in 36-year-old Colleen McGraham’s English class. He was also involved in the poetry club and theater group, for which McGraham was an advisor. She loaned him books such as "Catcher in the Rye" and "Fahrenheit 451," but also let him borrow "Harold and Maude," a 1972 movie about a [...]
Archive for July, 2010
New York appeals court refuses to fire teacher for sending romantic e-mails to a 15-year-old student.
Posted in Education Law, Employment Law, tagged student-teacher relationships on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Missouri Court of Appeals upholds firings of officers for failure to take bleeding, pregnant woman to the hospital.
Posted in Employment Law, tagged police misconduct on July 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Kansas City police officers, Melody Spencer and Kevin Schnell, arrested Sophia Salva on suspicion of using a fake temporary license tag on her car. Salva complained several times during the arrest that she was three months pregnant, bleeding, and needed to see a doctor. The officers disagreed. Spencer said Salva was merely having her period [...]
Trademark Trial & Appeal Board nixes use of “the other red meat” as trademark for salmon.
Posted in Business Law, tagged Trademark on July 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Supreme Lobster and Seafood Company tried to register that trademark for "fresh and frozen salmon"; however, the National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council opposed the slogan as too close to its trademark for pork, "the other white meat." The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled refused to rule that the salmon slogan would [...]



