File under “should have been rejected as merely descriptive.” Approved and published last week for registration in International Class 37 for bee control and removal services: Yes, Crazy Bee Man LLC of Hialeah, Florida, yes you are, because by definition anyone in the bee removal business must be. You are…
TRADEMARK OF THE DAY There’s a lot to be learned about the legal and the business ends of the trademark and marketing business by studying what gets approved and used as marks. There is also a lot to be learned about life in this world. Since I flip through the…
By Fred J. Lewis If you are involved in a work related accident, the first thing that you should do is report the injury or disease immediately to your employer. Do not wait! You might not get better and late reported claims are often denied! Memories fade quickly. Protect…
I’m back! After three years in a temporary stint as General Counsel for Idaho State University, I am returning to my regularly-scheduled practice, including intellectual property and internet law. We thought this blog would be a good place for me to answer some of the questions that people commonly have…
In the circumstances that you are injured in a work related accident and your employer doesn’t have workers’ compensation but should, there are steps that you can take. Contact the Idaho Industrial Commission; they can confirm whether or not your employer has coverage or is required to have coverage. Obtain…
As attorneys in Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Boise, we see car accidents where there are no broken bones, but a person is still injured. Often these type of injuries are referred to as “soft tissue injuries.” In Idaho, Soft tissue injuries are quite common among car victims. Contrary to popular…
Idaho workman’s compensation laws protect both the employer and employee. If you are on injured on the job you are protected, regardless of whose fault it is. Whether the fault is credited to the you, a coworker, a employer, or a third party, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits.…
Negligence is the failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the given circumstances. It can include doing something that a reasonably prudent person would not do or failing to do something that a prudent person would do in the given circumstances. In…
I would like to take this time and talk a little bit about that this upcoming winter season. Here in Idaho you never know what kind of weather you are going to get. It could be nice and sunny one day and the next day a blizzard. Please be cautious.…
There are approximately 252 million cars and truck on U.S. roadways. According to the Idaho Department of Transportation, there were 22,134 vehicle accidents on Idaho roadways in 2014 that resulted in 11,768 total people being injured. Of the 22,134 vehicle accident occurring in Idaho, 6286 occurred in Ada County, Idaho.…