Category Archives: General
Attorney Michael Pike Argues To Send iPhone to Apple In the Case Of The Missing Teen Boaters – Sun-Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel Article Published on 4/30/2016 An iPhone recovered in last year’s at-sea disappearance of two Tequesta teens will be sent immediately to Apple in hopes the tech giant retrieves vital information from it, a judge ordered Friday afternoon. “Good luck,” Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Gregory Keyser told the families of Perry Cohen and… Read More »
Attorney Michael Pike in the Daily Business Review “Esquire … Or Not: Palm Beach Gardens Man Accused of Impersonating Attorney”
Article published in the Daily Business Review on 4/29/2016 Christopher J. Donahue’s website describes a media guru, but a lawsuit in Palm Beach Circuit Court alleges the Liquid Communications Co. founder represented clients in court on criminal cases — and billed up to $375 an hour for his service. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by… Read More »
Unpleasant Surprises at Courthouses in Palm Beach County
Brace yourself for unpleasant surprises at courthouses in Palm Beach County, with the clerk’s office projecting docketing delays of up to eight days. Read more
National Enquirer Scion Paul Pope Sues to Get Guns Back (Represented by Mike Pike)
Jane Musgrave, The Palm Beach Post The legal battle between between Lois and Paul Pope — one of Palm Beach County’s most famously dysfunctional mother-son duos — has heated up again and this time guns are involved. Having followed a court order to stay clear of his well-known philanthropist mother for two years, Paul Pope… Read More »
The Geography of a Lawsuit Part One: Personal Jurisdiction
Most people think that issues about the jurisdiction and reach of different courts across the country sounds like a dry topic, and for the most part that intuition is correct. Questions of jurisdiction tend to be more of a tactical and procedural matter for lawyers to worry over, rather than anything business litigation clients… Read More »
Florida Law Places New Requirements on Internet Businesses
Online piracy of music and other media has been a problem that the internet has been trying to cope with for years now. A new Florida law is attempting to make piracy easier for content owners to respond to. The law, known as the True Origin of Digital Goods Act, was signed into law… Read More »
Is Trade Secret Protection Right for Your Business?
Modern businesses have begun to realize that some of their most important assets are completely intangible, things like business reputation or innovative ways of doing things. This has led more and more companies to begin seeking intellectual property protection for their ideas in order to gain an edge over their competitors. When people begin… Read More »
What Happens When a Trademark Goes too Far
Trademark law is usually concerned with protecting consumers from fraud. The idea behind it is that each company should get its own logo and name so that consumers know who they are buying from. Yet, sometimes trademark law goes beyond this, and attempts to address other concerns. One area of trademark law where this… Read More »
A Business Negotiation Primer
People who find themselves involved in litigation often make the mistake of thinking about it like a sport, with each side trying to score points and the judge in the middle watching closely as a referee. However in real life, business litigation often does not look like that. Much of litigation involves posturing and… Read More »
Don’t Scuff the Copyright: Federal Court Extends Intellectual Property Protection to Flooring
When trying to come up with things that copyright law protects, most people think about works like art, music, or movies. However, it turns out that copyright law protects much more than that. A recent ruling by the 11th Circuit, the federal appeals court covering Florida, highlights the surprisingly broad reach of copyright law…. Read More »
