It’s that time of year again – back to school. While you might be picking up things like computers and dorm supplies for your college student, some back-to-school necessities that few parents think about, however, are the ones with legal ramifications. Many high school seniors and most kids heading off to college are over […]
Last week I wrote about musicians being worried about artificial intelligence creating new music using their fabricated voices. Well, singers aren’t the only ones worried. Jane Friedman is an author who has written several books and has consulted about working in the writing and publishing industry. She recently told CNN that a customer looking for […]
A few weeks ago, some of us at work were discussing the lawyer who used ChatGPT to write a brief for him. Unfortunately, the artificial intelligence program cited cases it fabricated, landing the lawyer and his firm in hot water. One of my friends then said that AI is getting out of hand. He then […]
A while back, I wrote about Taco Bell challenging Taco John’s rights to “Taco Tuesday,” the trademark it has owned for 34 years. David Olsen, the owner of a Taco John’s franchise in Minnesota, allegedly coined the term in the early 1980s as “Taco Twosday” for his promotion of two tacos for 99¢. Other franchises […]
My kids are very fond of reminding me that I’m old. I don’t understand their abbreviated words or the acronyms they use when texting. And I certainly don’t understand emojis. I will often send a heart emoji along with a text to my wife. Or, if my buddy, Pearl, asks if I want a ride […]
Occasionally, I will get calls from clients indicating they’ve run into some problem with their neighbor, such as they installed a fence over their lot line. I refer them to our litigation section, and our litigators explain the steps involved in a lawsuit, such as taking depositions of the parties involved, writing the complaint, briefing […]
One of my favorite TV commercials is for an app that helps people find a financial advisor. It features a man being wheeled out of his house on a gurney who says to the EMTs, “In hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have tried to remove my own appendix. What was I thinking?” The voiceover goes on […]
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a product of anti-money laundering efforts at the federal level, has been touted as a pivotal moment in clarity and accountability for businesses, particularly small businesses throughout the country. In part one, we discussed that more than 32 million businesses will now have to report personal information about individuals and […]
McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, is pleased to announce its continued support of Mile of Music, which is set to take place August 3-6, 2023 in Appleton, Wisconsin. As a founding sponsor for the event, McCarty Law is proud to contribute to the success of Mile of Music, an event […]
When I was in the 1st grade, I got glasses. I couldn’t see well, so I had to wear them all the time. So, they were constantly getting bent or broken on the playground or in our yard. When I started playing football, they would get wet or muddy under my helmet, so then I […]