In the context of trademarks, “fair use” is the term given to the use of someone else’s trademark in a way that will not subject the user to liability for infringing the owner’s rights. Fair use is a defense to a claim of trademark infringement. There are two categories of trademark fair use:

Classic Fair Use: When someone else's trademark is used to refer to the user's goods or … Read More

Categories: Intellectual Property, Article

Jeff Silence, employment law attorney at Jaburg Wilk, is presenting webinars on Arizona's Paid Sick Time for Payroll Experts’ clients.      

What: Webinar

Topics that will be covered in the series include: 

Arizona Paid Sick Time Law

Paid Sick Time Policy

Recordkeeping

When:  March 30, 2018 and April 12, 2018

Who:  Registration limited to Payroll … Read More

Categories: Employment, Seminars

The Holding

In Hunton v. American Zurich Ins. Co., 2018 WL 1182550 (D. Ariz. Mar. 7, 2018), an insurance bad faith case arising from a workers compensation claim, the Arizona District Court excluded an Insured’s expert opinion that the Insurer’s alleged “claims handling failures” were “pervasive enough to support the conclusion that upper management had to have known of, and approved, … Read More

Categories: Insurance Litigation, Blog

Does your definition of success have to do with money? Job title or prestige? Or does it relate to family or your children? Or maybe it relates to the level of your current golf game. You should be aware of how you define success. If not, how can you tell if you have achieved any or all of what you view as success, whether you have met interim goals or whether you need to change course to reach your goals?  … Read More

Categories: Other, Blog

Jeff Silence, employment law attorney at Jaburg Wilk, is presenting a series of employment law seminars.      

What: Jeff will be presenting for CBIZ Employee Services Organization. 

Topics that will be covered in the series include: 

Arizona Paid Sick Time Law

Arizona Medical Marijuana Act

Sexual Harassment and Awareness Training

Providing … Read More

Categories: Employment, Seminars

Are you an Average Joe? When I think about the term Average Joe, Homer Simpson comes to mind – the person who goes to work and does what’s needed, goes home and does the same, and then gets up and repeats each day of the week. There is nothing wrong with being average, but, if given the option, why wouldn’t you strive to be more? 

There are many people who come to mind when I think about … Read More

Categories: Other, Blog

When getting divorced or filing for post-decree modifications, it is vital to keep the children out of the divorce action and legal proceedings.  The more normal their life is, the better it will be for them and the easier it may be for them to navigate through the divorce of their parents.  Divorce or changes to parenting time is traumatic for children.  They … Read More

Categories: Family Law, Article

Norman Fulton III CLE Director will discuss Daubert Challenges, 2018 Civil Practice Rule Changes and Criminal Law Considerations for the Civil Defense Attorney  

What: AADC -YLD seminar will focus on peripheral issues directly affecting civil matters

When: April 5, 2018 

Where: 1 East Washington Street, 15th Floor Phoenix, Arizona

Who:   Young Lawyers Division, … Read More

Categories: Other, Seminars