Daniel Wiessner
By Daniel Wiessner
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Breaking News Lawyer’s Quixotic (and Groundbreaking) Crusade for Chimps Rights Fails
(Reuters) — In the first case of its kind, a New York appeals court has rejected an animal rights advocate’s bid to extend “legal personhood” to chimpanzees, saying the primates are incapable of bearing the responsibilities that come with having legal rights. A five-judge panel of the Albany court on Thursday said attorney Steven Wise had…
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Food It’s Katz v. Katz as Deli Sues Food Truck
Wikipedia (Reuters) — The owners of New York City’s iconic Katz’s Delicatessen filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the operators of local food trucks named Katz & Dogz, claiming the trucks are a blatant attempt to dupe consumers. Customers are likely to assume that the trucks, which sell the same Jewish-style fare, and the famed…
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