Landlord and restaurant in dispute over lease
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. A Naples, Florida landlord has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to evict a restaurant that rents commercial space from him. Local news sources report that the […]
Miami cracks down on idle construction sites
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In its efforts to shut down inactive construction sites citywide, the City of Miami has filed a lawsuit against the developer of one such real estate developer. […]
Grooveshark in hot water over online music streaming
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Earlier this year we shared a story with you about how Google had removed the Grooveshark app from the Android Marketplace. Florida-based Grooveshark is an online music […]
T-Pain sues former business partners over auto-tune
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. The auto-tune effect has become ubiquitous in new releases in the pop and R&B genre. There are auto-tune iPhone apps and even auto-tune versions of viral YouTube […]
CVS lawsuit against Hillsboro county will soon go to trial
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In a Florida lawsuit, the major drug store CVS is asking for $2.5 Million in returned property taxes. It has taken nearly four years for the case […]
You can’t fake a slogan, when it belongs to someone else
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. The Naples, Florida seafood restaurant, Pinchers Crab Shack, says that a national fast food restaurant chain has improperly used its slogan “You can’t fake fresh” and by […]
Hotfile cleared of direct copyright infringement
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. A federal judge may have cleared Hotfile of direct copyright infringement, but the popular file sharing website is not out of the legal woods, yet. The Miami […]
Business interests raise questions about new wage laws
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Florida business interests have filed a lawsuit in order to prevent a Palm Beach County ordinance that would affect the way workers could claim unpaid wages from […]
Sony, Netflix, and Starz dispute arises from their own success
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Recently a business dispute between Sony and Starz has left Netflix subscribers unable to stream the Sony content over the internet via Netflix. As you are likely […]
Lawsuit alleges Harry Potter merchandise improperly used font
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Last night the film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” premiered in London. This is the final theatrical installment in the popular series. But another […]