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Viators can be victims too. There are brokers who reap hefty, 18% commissions without getting the sellers--often ill, vulnerable people--the best deal available. One viator who went through Alpha Capital Group, a viatical provider that is fighting a cease-and-desist order from Washington State, ultimately received $5,400, or 6% of the policy's $90,000 face value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making A Killing | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

Adios, Aretha. Desist, other divas. Jackie Washington has returned. Never heard of her? Well, that's because she exists only in this rascally Spinal Tap-ish faux documentary. On the eve of Jackie's comeback concert, an oily host (Tim Curry) takes us through her disastrous career: her one hit single, her flop blaxploitation movie (Whipped Creme). Whoopi, Liza and other no-last-name-needed stars contribute cameos, but it's the diva herself who really delivers. As Jackie, Jenifer Lewis purrs, snaps and belts--the complete funny lady in a roguishly funny film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jackie's Back | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

...there is that kind of feel, just like traditional, classic.=Marks & Spencer is allowed to sell men s toiletries bearing the Harvard mark only in Marks & Spencer stores and only outside the U.S., Canada and Mexico,=It wasn t an agreement that we had a choice over,=cease and desist=noxious=Our attorneys proved to them that we weren t using the trademark name,=It brought back a piece of the history of Lowell, Massachusetts.=For a...school like that to do something to a small company is kind of shocking,=The concern is made more acute by the fact...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, | Title: Harvard: Administration Watch-Dogs Keep Use of Harvard Name Under Control | 4/8/1999 | See Source »

Three weeks ago, legal counsel to the clothing empire received a cease-and-desist letter from the University after Harvard's trademark office discovered a line of Ralph Lauren ties bearing the Harvard Law School (HLS) crest...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ralph Lauren Admits Use of Law School Trademark | 3/16/1999 | See Source »

...Jesse sends a cease-and-desist letter to a nonprofit greeting-card company run by a secretary at the state capitol. She created Valentine's Day cards depicting him in heart-themed wrestling garb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jessewatch | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

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