Live Online CLE Program at Temple: “The Economics of Immigration”

December 4, 2023
On November 14, 2023, Temple Law School hosted a Live Online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program, “The Economics of Immigration: How Current Law Does Not Meet the Reality of Modern Business in the U.S.,” led by Jonathan Grode (LAW ’08), U.S. Practice Director of Green and Spiegel, LLP. Grode highlighted the disconnect between modern US immigration law and America’s evolving economic needs across various industries. US immigration law is an issue that, despite demographic necessity and a few abortive reform attempts, has been largely overlooked by successive administrations. Professor Grode offered potential solutions for building more effective, rational immigration laws based on micro- and macro-economic factors.

What Trademark Holders Should Know About Russia’s Authorization of Parallel Imports

June 14, 2023
David Perry and Fatema Ghasletwala discuss Russian government-issued regulations authorizing importation into Russia of specified luxury items without the consent of the relevant trademark owners, and the risks that these regulations pose to the trademark holders.

Action-Snacked Year: Food Labeling Class Actions On The Rise

Consumer class action lawsuits targeting foods for alleged false and misleading labeling rose sharply in 2020. Although this trend may appear to threaten the food and beverage industry, courts are applying the “reasonable consumer” standard with a “real world” perspective, dismissing cases despite plaintiffs’ alleged subjective confusion about the labeling at issue because the hypothetical “reasonable consumer” would not have been misled.