Lanham Act<\/a> (covering trademark infringement, trademark dilution and false advertising) has been around since 1946, so this could be an uphill battle for the defendant.<\/p>\nMarc Randazza is a wild card, though. In the middle of oral arguments in Sahara’s losing lawsuit against us, Randazza referred to the main argument of Meruelo’s attorney-slash-buffoon as “adorable.” It was epic. Sahara never prevailed in any of its myriad motions or appeals, all attempts to shut us up. We don’t shut up and we definitely don’t reveal sources, which was Sahara’s main concern and demand to dismiss the lawsuit during its months of legal bullying.<\/p>\n
As we are not technically a lawyer, we won’t make any predictions about how this lawsuit will unfold. The story will, however, require further investigation on our part.<\/p>\n
We are a huge fan of Spearmint Rhino, but haven’t been to Peppermint Hippo. It’s clear that to fully understand what’s at stake in this lawsuit, we will have to spend a good deal of time at both establishments to get a sense of who the players are and what it all means for the Las Vegas strip club landscape. While a huge inconvenience, we will probably have to do extensive interviews with employees of these establishments. Never fear, we will pursue this story with the dogged determination you have come to expect from this blog.<\/p>\n
Be sure we will report anything that results from our dogged-style investigation into this ongoing legal williwaw.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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