Tag Archives: LawReview

Antitrust and Big Tech: How Google Has Dominated Search and What the Government’s Lawsuit Could Mean for Consumers

Cristina De Castro – The ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Google has reached its halfway mark with the Department of Justice resting its case mid-October. The debate surrounding whether Google’s actions that made it the leading search engine constitute legitimate competition or an unlawful monopoly could have significant impacts on the tech industry. The U.S. claims […]

Law and Disorder: Battling the Mafia’s Business Intrusion in Italy 

Dante Groppo – On Monday, September 25th, 2023, Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted killer and former head of the infamous Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia, passed away due to colon cancer while serving life imprisonment in a maximum-security facility in L’Aquila, Italy. Denaro had eluded authorities for three decades, until he was finally captured while seeking […]

Supreme(ly) Smelly: Poop-themed Dog Toy Will Test Free Speech Protections in Trademark Infringement Cases

Tristan Clapham – A poop-themed dog toy resembling a Jack Daniel’s bottle will test the limits of parody and First Amendment protections in trademark infringement cases. The Supreme Court is set to decide Jack Daniels Properties v. VIP Products during this term, where the famed whiskey distiller aims to enjoin a dog toy manufacturer from […]

Le Tote vs. Urban Outfitters: The Uphill Battle for an Underdog Subscription Fashion Service

Julia Gibson – Urban Outfitters (“URBN”) has gained popularity in the fashion industry for over 50 years by tailoring to the likes of cool and trendy young adults looking to make their style unique. With over 23,000 employees and earning an excess of four billion in sales revenue each year, URBN can be described by […]