Convicted Felon and The Hospitality Industry

Formerly, a convicted felon could not be employed in a New York State Liquor Authority licensed premise with first obtaining a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities.  Obtaining that Certificate was often a difficult, expensive and time intensive task.  The New York...

New York Farm Alcohol Beverage Manufacturer Licenses

Must Farm-Licensed enterprises be located on a farm? If so, what is considered a farm? Farm Breweries and Farm Distilleries do not need to be located on a farm. Farm Wineries, however, must be located on a farm. A farm is defined as “the land, buildings and equipment...

Graffiti Artist Sues American Eagle for Copyright Infringement

Ahol Sniffs Glue, a graffiti artist, uses his public art to express his social activism message and counter-cultural criticism.  His Ocean Grown graffiti mural is displayed on a public building in Miami.  American Eagle launched an advertising campaign where the...