Monthly Archives: June, 2020

Maines Paper & Food Service Files for Bankruptcy Amid Acqusition, Lawsuits

Maines Paper & Food Service Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court on June 9 after months of business struggles...

FCC Proposes Record $225M Fine For Spoofed Health Insurance Robocalls

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a record $225 million fine against “Texas-based health insurance telemarketers for apparently making approximately 1 billion illegally spoofed robocalls.”...

Federal Circuit Rejects Patent Appeal on Notice Grounds

The Federal Circuit issued an opinion in a case brought by Iron Oak Technologies against Microsoft. The case was appealed from the Northern District...

3M Sues Third-Party Retailer For Fraudulent Sales On Amazon

3M has filed a complaint against defendant KM Brothers Inc., et al for trademark counterfeiting, trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution, and false advertising....

Indiana Conservation Program Receives Clean Air Act Settlement Grant

On June 8, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture published a press release announcing the Indiana Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) received a $500,000...

Class Action Filed Against App Shut Down Six Months After Launch

Plaintiff Brandon Letize filed a class action complaint against defendant Ellation, LLC for fraud. Ellation is doing business as Crunchyroll and Rare Bits. The...

Trustee Argues Bankruptcy Judge Cannot Reject Cannabis Patent Agreement

United States Trustee Patrick S. Layng objected to a motion from a bankrupt cannabis company to change patent agreements because the debtor “appear(s) to...

Facebook Sues Domain Names for Cybersquatting

On June 8, Facebook Inc. filed an in rem trademark complaint against several domain names, including facebook-verify-inc.com. Facebook alleged the defendant domain names “have...