The Dickinson Law Firm’s Iowa Banking Law Blog ignores its disclaimer and provides some legal advice:
It’s just another subprime market meltdown. One F-bomb is a mistake. Two might be forgiven. But 73? That’s gonna get you sanctioned every time.
Beauty Pageant Winner Also Entrepreneur
In Februrary I pointed out that women are starting businesses at a clip that is twice the rate of men. Now, turns out the Miss USA pageant winner is also an entrepreneur.
Frankly, I think it’s pretty cool that the headlines about the winner, Crystle Stewart, read, "Texas entrepreneur named Miss USA".
Could Something as Generic as SEO Really Be a Registered Trademark?
The term "SEO" stands for search engine optimization and has been around for a decade. Heck, I’ve probably been familiar with the term for about nine years. I can’t imagine that someone could trademark a term as generic as SEO but that appears to be happening.
Read Brett Trout’s blog for this interesting development.
P.S. This just
Pizza Hut: A Tough Employment Situation Any Way You Slice It
The Des Moines Register had an article about how support has poured in for a Pizza Hut Delivery driver that was suspended from work after he shot an alleged armed robber. The employee had a valid handgun permit but a Pizza Hut human resources representative indicated that employees are not allowed to carry guns "because we (Pizza
BlawgIT has Moved to Its Own URL
Iowa’s first legal blog has moved to its own url at www.blawgit.com and new posts will no longer be available at its former blogger site. Iowa patent attorney Brett Trout has achieved remarkable success with his blog. It is an award winning blog that provides tremendous information on patent, trademark and Internet law.
Brett is also
The Case for a New Polk County Courthouse
On April 29th, Polk County voters will decide whether we should fix the security and safety problems with the current courthouse and to build a facility that is large enough to meet the current demands of Polk County residents. Consider the following facts:
Overcrowding
- The current courthouse was built 108 years ago.
- The population of
Iowa: Two out of Three Ain’t Bad
Forbes Magazine ranks Des Moines as the fourth best metro nationally for business and careers. Iowa City ranked second in the smaller metro category.
Unfortunately for Iowa we also apparently rank first in the nation for corporate tax rates (and I don’t mean in a good way).
But the tie breaker is that we are cool.
Today’s Lawyers Must Be Mindful of Social Media and Pretrial Publicity
Des Moines attorney Charles Kenville has a great post on the need for lawyers to be mindful of the new media exposure in their cases. Chuck has a criminal law bent to his post but his reminder is just as true for civil cases.
I know from experience that savvy businesses are acutely aware
Rush Nigut Joins Brick Gentry, P.C. Law Firm
Today is my last day with the Sullivan & Ward law firm. This coming Monday I am taking a hop, skip and a jump over to the law firm of Brick Gentry, P.C. in West Des Moines, Iowa. This is actually almost literally true as the Brick Gentry law firm is located across the parking lot just to the west
Trout on Ethical Risks of Online Communications
Des Moines Iowa intellectual property attorney Brett Trout is on a panel of experts to discuss the ethical risks of online communications. The program starts at 12:00 p.m. c.s.t. today and runs until 1:30 p.m.
See program outline information here.