John H. Ray, III
REASSESSING THE LIMITS OF CIVIL RIGHTS LIABILITY AGAINST THE STATE IN LIGHT OF THE ARBERY CASE
What do you call a person who is authorized by the state to drive almost anywhere around the state making arrests of any person upon...
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John H. Ray, III
- Feb 16, 2020
- 2 min
The Proposed Meet and Confer Requirement to Rule 30(b)(6) Helps, But Falls Short
Rule 30(b)(6) depositions of organizations are a guessing game. The noticing party must guess as to (or discover during the course of...
John H. Ray, III
- Feb 16, 2020
- 3 min
Expanded Corporate Disclosure Requirement for Proposed Amendment to Federal Rule 7.1
Currently, Rule 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure only requires nongovernmental corporate parties to file a statement that "(1)...
John H. Ray, III
- Feb 6, 2020
- 3 min
Second Circuit Rejects Proportional Attorney Fee Limitation in FLSA Cases in Fisher v. SD Protection
Although district courts in the Second Circuit have "routinely appl[ied] a proportionality limit on attorney's fees in FLSA actions," in...
John H. Ray, III
- Mar 10, 2019
- 8 min
FIRST AMENDMENT REVIEW: Pennsylvania v. Jamal Knox, 190 A.3d 1146 (Pa. 2018)
In his concurring opinion in McKee v. Cosby, No. 17-1542, 2019 U.S. LEXIS 827 (U.S. Feb. 19, 2019), Justice Thomas recently questioned...
John H. Ray, III
- Feb 9, 2019
- 3 min
The Myth That Salary Precludes Overtime
Even sophisticated employers equate overtime with hourly employment. But the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), the federal law...
John H. Ray, III
- Feb 8, 2019
- 3 min
Things to Consider When Responding to a Copyright Infringement Demand
The ease of access to images on the Internet has become a easy trap, falling unwittingly into a copyright infringement claim, for many a...
John H. Ray, III
- Sep 6, 2018
- 4 min
Recent Copyright Case Law Review: Goldman v. Breitbart News Network, LLC
Copyright infringement in the age of the Internet, and more recent, in the age of social media, has become a treacherous bog to navigate,...
John H. Ray, III
- Aug 31, 2018
- 5 min
Recent Copyright Case Law Review: Brammer v. Violent Hues Prods., LLC
The Fair Use Doctrine is firmly rooted in copyright jurisprudence, codified at 17 U.S.C. § 107. It provides that the "the fair use of a...
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