Click on any of the news items below to read news concerning developments and issues relevant to Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan clients.
| JMF Acts to Disrupt Counterfeiting Operation |
| JMF successfully represented a client, a major consumer product manufacturer, in a federal trademark infringement and counterfeiting action. (read more...click on title above) |
| JMF Represents Imperial Tobacco Limited in Major Victory in First UK Cigarette Trial |
| JMF represented Imperial Tobacco Limited, in Imperial’s major victory in the first cigarette smoking and health case to be tried in the U.K. (read more....click on title above) |
| Imperial Tobacco Limited을 대리한 JMF가 영국 첫 담배 소송을 승리로 이끌다 |
| JMF가 대리한 Imperial Tobacco Limited가 영국에서 열린 첫 담배 소송에서 승소했다. (제목을 클릭하시면 자세한 사항을 보실 수 있습니다) |
| JMF New York “Super Lawyers” Named |
| JMF Partners Peter A. Cross and Keelin Kavanagh were named as among top Manhattan attorneys by the 2006 Manhattan Edition of New York Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers are selected by peer nominations by lawyers throughout New York, a blue ribbon panel review process and independent research of candidates. Only the top 5% of Manhattan attorneys are selected as New York Super Lawyers. (click on title above for links to Peter's and Keelin's Super Lawyer listing) |
| Lawyers Shift Focus From Big Tobacco to Big Food |
| The New York Times quotes JMF Partner, Peter A. Cross regarding this fast-growing field of litigation amid increasing anti-obesity concerns among consumers, regulators and the food industry. (click title to view full article) |
| A Primer on the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act |
| Peter A. Cross provides an overview of The New Jersey Franchise Practices Act, which defines the relationship and obligations of franchisors and franchisees in connection with franchise agreements. (click on title above to read overview) |
| Entertainment Industry Contracts - Negotiating And Drafting Guide |
| This authoritative 10-volume series provides expert guidance on negotiating and drafting contracts in the major areas of the entertainment industry, including entertainment software. (click title above for more infomation) |
| 2nd National Forum on Preventing and Defending Obesity Claims |
| On January 24-25, 2005, Peter A. Cross and Keelin Kavanagh spoke at this national conference on obesity litigation. (read more....click title above) |
| Firm Client and two-time Tony Award Nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega to release second solo CD |
| Daphne Rubin-Vega, two-time Tony nominee and Theatre World Award winner (Best Actress as Mimi in "RENT") is putting the finishing touches on her soon to be released second album titled "Redemption Songs". The album features a number of tracks written or co-written by Daphne. The firm is representing her in connection with all contracts and clearances for the album. (read more....click title above) |
| President Bush Signs Class Action Fairness Act |
| On February 18, 2005, President Bush signed the Class Action Fairness Act. The bill makes important changes to the rules determining the court in which a purported class action is heard. |
| Conference: Achieving Compliance and Minimizing Risk in Food Regulation and Litigation |
| At this conference held January 19-20, 2006 in Orlando, Florida, firm Partner Peter A. Cross spoke on a range of topics relating to today's fast-changing national and international regulatory environment, including the Class Action Fairness Act which was signed into law in February 2005. (click on title above for more info and link to full text of the Act) |
| German Theatre Abroad returns to New York |
| JMF client German Theater Abroad, a theater company dedicated to bringing works by German playwrites to American audiences, is currently presenting Stadttheater New York at the HERE Arts Center through May 26, 2006. Among other things, JMF helped them to secure the American rights to the German plays. (Click on title above for more info and link to GTA's website) |
| JMF takes on Broadway |
| The firm represented the producers of the Broadway hit Souvenier, starring Judy Kaye and Donald Corren, which opened to stellar reviews in November 2005 at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway. Souvenier received rave reviews during a sold-out run in the Berkshires in the summer of 2005 and a had a very successful run in 2004 at the York Theatre in New York. |
| Producing Theatre: A Comprehensive Legal and Business Guide |
| "An eminently readable, authoritative, and well-organized reference work..." -In Print Here is a basic guide to raising money, obtaining rights and bringing a play to the stage. Appendices include actual examples of commonly used legal forms and contracts. "...likely to remain for some time to come the authoritative reference in its field." -Variety |
| Runaway Best Seller |
| Firm client Kurt Vonnegut's latest book, Man Without A Country is a runaway best seller. The firm represented Mr. Vonnegut on the book deal. |
| Yangtze Repertory brings the Beijing People's Art Theatre to New York |
| JMF represented Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America in their successful endeavor which brought the Beijing People's Art Theatre's production of the Chinese classic Teahouse to the New York stage for five special performances November 27 through December 1, 2005. The production debuted in the US at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., then headed west to Houston, Los Angeles and Berkeley before concluding in New York and returning home to Beijing. |