by JOLT | Mar 7, 2023 | Blog Posts
By Eliza Mergenmeier Generally, influencers are people who make a profit from promoting a company’s product or service through social media. In the modern era of advertising, the middleman’s role, previously known as an ad agency, has become diminished as the...
by JOLT | Mar 2, 2023 | Blog Posts
By Chris Jones* I. Introduction As the world moves increasingly online, consumers are forced to enter personal information into websites to apply for jobs, attend school, or purchase tickets to an event. Consumers’ personal information is often sold and shared...
by JOLT | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog Posts
By: John Vantine On February 8th, a federal jury awarded French luxury design house, Hermès, $133,000 in damages for “trademark infringement, dilution, and cybersquatting.”[1] The verdict comes on the jury’s finding that artist, Mason Rothschild’s,...
by JOLT | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog Posts
By Haley Magel There’s been a lot of buzz recently about ChatGPT and robots taking the role of lawyers[1], and many probably think it’s satire or an over-exaggeration. While robot lawyers might not be taking over the legal industry right now[2], that...
by JOLT | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog Posts
By Bryce Yancey American companies may likely see an uptick in shareholder activists running proxy contests against the incumbent boards during the 2023 proxy season. This is largely due to the SEC amending Rule 14a-19 of the Security Exchange Act...
by JOLT | Feb 16, 2023 | Blog Posts
By Eliza Mergenmeier Patent trolls have a strong presence in the United States Patent Office, which is a concern for technological innovation.[1] For those who do not know, a patent in the U.S. is a grant to own a twenty-year monopoly over a useful,...
