“The ultimate badass introduction. Say this upon meeting someone tough and they’ll never mess with you.” That’s how no less an authority than Urban Dictionary (who said I wasn’t high-brow?!!) describes “I’m Batman!” – a film-defining movie line that seems to have been catapulted into cultural idiom status. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I’m+Batman) Not sure if Michael Keaton unveiled …
Category Archives: Business Torts
Loss of Earning Capacity and The Self-Employed Plaintiff: What Damages Are Recoverable (IL 4th Dist. Case Note)
The plaintiff in Keiser-Long v. Owens, 2015 IL App (4th) 140612, a self-employed cattle buyer, sued for injuries she suffered in a car accident with the defendant. The defendant admitted negligence and the parties went to trial on damages. The defendant successfully moved for a directed verdict on plaintiff’s attempt to recover for lost earning capacity …
Shufflin’ Crew’s Right of Publicity Claim Not Pre-Empted by Copyright Law – IL Northern District Rules
Dent v. Renaissance Marketing Corp., 2015 WL 3484464 (N.D.Ill. 2015) involves a royalty dispute over the 1985 “Super Bowl Shuffle” – a storied (locally, at least) song and video performed by several Chicago Bears football players – the Shufflin’ Crew – to commemorate the Bears’ Super Bowl thrashing of the New England Patriots that year. And …