On July 23, 2021, the Cleveland Indians, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, announced that the team would soon have a new name: the Cleveland Guardians. According to team representatives, significant resources were spent in selecting the new name and ensuring that such name was available for use. It may […]
Publications
Supreme Court Modifies the Bounds of Assignor Estoppel
The Supreme Court in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., No. 20-440 (S. Ct. June 20, 2021) narrowed the doctrine of assignor estoppel by holding that an inventor that has assigned their patent rights may still challenge their own patent, provided that the challenge does not contradict explicit or implicit representations […]
From Facebook to Firearms – How to Protect Your Entity from Threats and Violence
In this episode of Baird Holm Banter, David Kramer is joined by Heidi Guttau to discuss legal steps employers can take to protect themselves if someone threatens to harm an employee, a customer, or someone else on your property. Listen here.
Data-Scraping, Privacy
In this episode of Baird Holm Banter, David Kramer is joined by Patrick Kennedy to discuss personal privacy on the internet and the potential legal implications for individuals and businesses of the Supreme Court’s recent holding in an important LinkedIn data-scraping case. Listen here.
The End of the COVID-19 Emergency Response in Nebraska: Income Tax Withholding for Telecommuters
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden wave of remote employees, the Nebraska Department of Revenue (NDOR) published emergency FAQs in March of 2020 that waived an employer’s obligation to update the working location of their employees for State income tax withholding purposes. The NDOR guidance applied to […]

