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Sept 17, 2012

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PAGE 20 u BIZARRE BRIEFS By Viola James CONDOM COMPANY FINED FOR USING TOWN'S NAME BORDEAUX, France — Here' pany that should have sought protection — legal in this case. According to Reuters, a maker of condoms s a condom com- purported to be from the town of Condom in southwestern France has been ordered to pay 10,000 euros for false advertising aſt er the provenance of its prophylactics turned out to be Malaysia. Th e Original Condom Company advertised movies, according to a complaint fi led by Ben & Jerry' tan federal court. For instance, "Boston Cream Pie" became s, a subsidiary of Unilever NV, in Manhat- "Boston Cream Thighs," "Chocolate Fudge Brownie" was changed to "Chocolate Fudge Babes," and "Peanut Butter Cup" became "Peanut Butter D-Cups," the lawsuit said. Th e DVD jackets also mimic the packaging of Ben & Jerry's ice cream products, according to the lawsuit. According to Reuters, Ben & Jerry's was its condoms as coming from the picturesque forested town on the river Baise. However, a court in the city of Bordeaux has ordered the fi rm to remove references to the town from its advertising as only an unoccupied address could be found there, Reuters reported. Condom' town of about 7,000 residents has other advan- tages to boast of besides its name that for years has famously caused English-speaking tourists to stop and pose for photos next to its main sign. "We're not going to hide our heads in the s mayor, Bernard Gallardo, said the September 17, 2012 • Law timeS u The INSIDE STORY DONATION TO SUPPORT NEW CHAIR AT WESTERN A $1.5-million donation from W. Geoff Beattie and Torys LLP will help Western Law launch a new chair in corporate law. Western has matched the giſt in asking the court to stop the company, Rodax Dis- tributors Inc., from making or selling movies that infringe its trademarks. As of last week, the com- pany agreed to recall the DVDs, Reuters reported. sand. We won't prevent people from making a link with the name. But retreating into such notoriety can only compromise the tourism qualities of the town," Gallardo told Reuters, citing its gastronomy and old mansions. Unfortunately for the town, tourists passing through might also snigger at the name of the local river, which is French for the activity for which condoms are intended. PORN MAKER SUED FOR ICE CREAM COPYCATS NEW YORK — Imitation is the highest form of fl attery, even if it' as Reuters is reporting the company has sued a maker of pornographic DVDs for allegedly infringing on the names of its ice cream fl avours with a movie series called "Ben & Cherry' Th e company changed some of Ben & Jerry's best-known ice cream fl avours into titles for its But it seems Ben & Jerry's doesn't believe so, s pornographic. s." HOMEOWNER FIRES BACK OVER ERRANT GOLF BALL RENO, Nev. — If you want a good argument for gun control, the story of an angry homeowner who shot a Nevada golfer whose errant ball broke the window of a home overlooking the course might provide it. Jeff Fleming, 53, of Reno is accused of open- ing fi re with a shotgun on a golfi ng twosome, hitting one man who was treated at a hospital and released, police said. Fleming was taken into custody at a local attorney's offi ce where he fl ed following the shooting, Reno police said in a statement. According to Reuters, Fleming was booked into the Washoe County jail on suspicion of bat- tery and assault with a deadly weapon and later released on bail. Police say he opened fi re at the 16th hole of Reno's Lakeridge Golf Course aſt er one of the golfers shattered a window of his house with a ball. Fleming, whose home overlooks the course, had a verbal argument with the golfers before the shooting, police said. Authorities shut down and evacuated the which they surrounded before he surrendered at the attorney' course aſt er the shooting, Reuters reported. Wit- ness accounts led offi cers to Fleming' s offi ce. s residence, LT order to provide $3 million for the new W. Geoff Beattie chair in corpo- rate law. Th e money will also support the Torys LLP corporate and securi- ties law forum. "Western Law is extremely grateful for this generous giſt which will allow us to recruit or retain an outstanding faculty member in the area of corporate law, Iain Scott Iain Scott. Beattie, president and CEO of the Woodbridge Co. Ltd. and " said Western Law dean deputy chairman of Th omson Reuters, said he has high hopes for the new chair and forum. "Great students and faculty come to where other great students and faculty are, and our hope is that the Beattie chair and Torys corporate law forum act as catalysts to build a sus- tained business law capability in Canada." MARLYS EDWARDH HONOURED Th e Advocates' Society has honoured Toronto lawyer Marlys Edwardh with the Advocates' Society Medal. About 300 people gathered to receive the medal. It honours leaders of made a signifi cant contribution to the legal profession and the broader community. Edwardh, who practises at the bar who have Kane has been advising clients in a number of areas, including telecommunications, regulated health care, transportation, federal lobbying, confl icts, and ethics. to honour Edwardh at a dinner at the Toronto Hilton on Sept. 5. Edwardh is the third woman LAWYERS NAMED TO OSC COMMITTEE Th e Ontario Securities Com- mission has named four private fi rm lawyers to its new exempt market advisory committee. Th e lawyers are Julia Dublin, Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP, has been counsel in a number of leading constitutional cases and high-profile criminal matters. She has also served as counsel to and before several commissions of inquiry. GREGORY KANE JOINS FMC Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP is welcoming veteran lawyer Greg- ory Kane to its ranks in Ottawa. Kane joins the fi rm as coun- Andrea Johnson of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Michael Smith of Kaye Scholer LLP in New York, and London, England, and Vaughn MacLellan of Wil- deboer Dellelce LLP. The committee will advise staff sel in its communications law and public policy, government relations, and regulatory aff airs practice groups. He had previ- ously been senior partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP. "Greg has made signifi cant "But seriously. About the Financial Services Tribunal's procedures governing interrogatories. . ." Get more online Visit Us Online 1-8-5X.indd 1 contributions to the legal pro- fession in Canada, and I am delighted to welcome him to our team of talented and hardwork- ing professionals in Ottawa," said Tom Houston, FMC's manag- ing partner in Ottawa. For more than 30 years, approaches to the capital-raising segment of the exempt market. In particular, it will provide advice on potential new capital- raising prospectus exemptions for business enterprises. Th ey're under consideration as part of the OSC's broadened exempt- market review. OSC on regulatory POLL RESULTS Th e results of the latest Law Times online poll are in. Almost 83 per cent of respon- dents said they've known a colleague in the legal profession who has dealt with alcoholism or other addictions. Th e survey followed a story in the Sept. 3 edition of Law Times that high- lighted some of the factors that may lead to alcoholism and other addictions among lawyers. LT Canadian Lawyer | Law Times | 4Students | InHouse | Legal Feeds lawtimesnews.com • canadianlawyermag.com www.lawtimesnews.com 2/28/11 2:37:34 PM Fresh Canadian legal news and analysis every day

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