When an executive was sued by her former employer for misappropriating trade secrets, she turned the tables by hiring aggressive business litigation boutique Rushing McCarl LLP.
California law has long disfavored or barred noncompetition agreements. Courts have struck down such agreements made with out-of-state employers and voided overbroad confidentiality agreements that amounted to noncompetition agreements. A new law has further strengthened the state’s policy.
In Cruise LLC et al v. Ford Motor Company, No. 3:21-cv-05685 (N.D. Cal. July 23, 2021), two automobile companies butted heads over this trademark infringement.
The Supreme Court’s decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez tightened standing requirements for consumer class actions.
Huffman v. Activision Publishing Inc. serves as a reminder that content creators should register copyrights for the personas and characters they develop.
In Insurance King Agency, Inc. v. Digital Media Solutions, media giant DMS is alleged to have deceived consumers through their ad campaigns. Don’t make the same mistake.
The Ninth Circuit’s disapproval of a pre-certification class settlement involving Tinder signals that early class action settlements are likely to face greater scrutiny.
After the recent trademark case, Social Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc., companies should use trademarks commercially if they lose their registration.
Email marketing is a core component of customer outreach but businesses in California need to take care not to run afoul of the state’s strict anti-spam laws.
Masks can help protect us from virus transmission, but they also risk socially isolating those who depend on lip-reading, leaving them unable to communicate.