A timeshare owner’s request to copy the membership list of the timeshare owners’ association has survived the Association’s motion to dismiss.  A trial court in New York has rejected a series of arguments that the owner’s purpose in seeking the names is antithetical to the interests of the organization.

Brentwood War Memorial, a local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, allegedly charged a $5 cover charge for the 14 members and guests who came to the Post on November 22, 2014 and watched a pay-per-view prize fight between Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri.  According to J & J Sports Productions, which claimed it had exclusive nationwide commercial distribution rights on the fight, the Post did not pay for a license to show the event.  J & J filed suit in the federal Eastern District Court in New York.

Ollie Waid, Jr. established a revocable living trust in 2010 and made several revisions before he died in 2018.  The final version provides that, after making some specific bequests to individuals and charities, the trustee “shall hold, distribute and pay the remaining principal and undistributed income in perpetuity; subject, however, to limitations imposed by law.”  The residuary estate was valued at approximately $4.6 million.

The Supreme Court of Alaska has ruled that only the National Council of the Girl Scouts of the United States, a representative body that meets every three years to elect members of the National Board of Directors, has authority to increase the dues for Girl Scouts across the country, and has held that a $10 increase approved by the National Board in 2016 is improper.

A claim against the Hispanic National Bar Association for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act has been dismissed by the federal District Court in Washington, D.C. because the Association has less than 15 employees and is therefore not considered an employer under the Act.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a sentence of 90 months in prison for a telephone solicitor convicted of conspiracy and mail fraud after a nine-day jury trial.  It has rejected the defendant’s claim that the government failed to present sufficient evidence to support his conviction, had introduced evidence materially different from the charges in the indictment, and had improperly considered his lack of remorse during sentencing.