Is there a class-action lawsuit filed against Airbnb? As many of you know, we have been filing AAA arbitration cases against Airbnb on behalf of Airbnb hosts for COVID-19 refund issues which violated the agreed cancellation policies between the hosts and their guests. We have been asked by many hosts about filing a class-action lawsuit against Airbnb, and have been retained by hosts to pursue a cla...

By now, most celebrities are used to being captured in photos by the paparazzi and other professional photographers. But something that celebrities may not be used to is facing copyright infringement claims for reposting such photos to their personal Instagram accounts. The Houston Texans' QB Deshaun Watson is the latest in a string of celebrities to be sued for copyright infringement by posting p...

The US Copyright Office has issued a final rule adopting a new copyright registration option for groups of short online literary works. This new registration option covers short online literary works such as blogs and social media posts. Acknowledging the impracticality for authors to register each blog or social media post individually, the Copyright Office created this new registration option th...

The American Arbitration Association ("AAA") is a not-for-profit organization that provides arbitration and mediation services for organizations and individuals that wish to resolve disputes out of court, as well as other services to businesses that require an impartial third party to resolve challenges that cannot be solved within the company. The AAA and Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") ...

The world of domain names is ever-evolving with new generic top-level domains ("gTLD's") added to ICANN's New gTLD Program regularly. Part of Traverse Legal's brand protection and trademark monitoring efforts includes investigating the usage of various domain names that are registered containing our client's trademarks. Through our review, we are able to determine whether a domain name's use of th...

The road to success for a startup company will, almost of necessity, run through a Venture Capital (VC) fund. What we’ve collected here are the typical roles in a simple VC Fund and the functions each plays. Funds vs. Firms The first division to be aware of is the difference between a VC Firm and its various Funds. A VC Firm is a business on its own, typically a Limited Liability Company (LL...

In 1998, the European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection began prohibiting the transfer of personal data from European Union countries to other countries that are not labeled as adequate under the EU standard for privacy protection. As this requirement could cause significant hurdles to international transactions between the US and the EU, including the creation and approval of US governmen...

The Series LLC is a newer type of business entity, originally established to enable centralized management of investment portfolios with different risk profiles. It has since been adopted by other industries and expanded beyond its state of origin, Delaware.  What is a Series LLC? A Series LLC is a special type of LLC that affords additional protection to its assets and investors. The Series...