Who Is the Real Fake Don Draper?

Sunday October 26th What will Don Draper do? Leave it all behind for a simple California life? Or get sucked back into the East coast charade he's created for himself? Watch the season finale of ...... more

As I was saying last week to GhostGirl, I tried to get into Mad Men  on DVD, but if I wanted to watch people smoke for an hour and act like assholes, I’d go to a bar. However, here’s an article in the LA Times about the relationship between Dan Draper on Mad Men and his secretary (later copywriter), Peggy Olson, Mad Men Makes Soul Match , that makes me think my judgment was hasty. Basically, the article makes the point that sometimes the most fulfilling, most helpful, most soul... more

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Rockbridge Capital, LLC v. Rockbridge Equity Partners, LLC Ohio Southern District Court Filed: March 5, 2008 Plaintiff: Rockbridge Capital, LLC, Rockbridge Capital, LLC Defendant: Rockbridge Equity Partners, LLC Case Number: 2:2008cv00208 Stahls’ Incorporated et al v. All American Supply, Incorporated Michigan Eastern District Court Filed: March 3, 2008 Plaintiff: Stahls’ Incorporated, Stahls’ Special Projects, Incorporated Defendant: All American Supply, In... more

Plaintiff says to Defendant during settlement discussions "we have a problem with your trademark A but not your trademark B." Plaintiff goes on to sue for infringement on both A and B. Defendant seeks to enter plaintiff’s statement to prove estoppel by acquiescence. FRE 408 on its face makes inadmissible settlement statements as they go to invalidity of plaintiff’s claim. In this case, the statement can’t be entered as evidence that plaintiff believed that there ... more

Defendant advertises his accordions as ’orginal GABBANELLI’ accordions from the ’orginal factory’ when that is, allegedly, not the case. Gabbanelli Accordions & Imports v. Isca Brilingtton dba West Coast Music, 2:08-at-00248 (ED Cal Mar 3 2008) (copy of complaint upon request). ... more