A former executive with the Los Angeles Sparks is disputing the cause of her termination from the WNBA team. The franchise has said the woman was fired on Oct. 4, 2019, because she used a racial slur when addressing players following a game. She said she was fired...
Will shareholders get paid back during business bankruptcy?
You could own stock or shares in a business for a number of different reasons. Maybe you know the people who started the company, so you invested as a way to support their enterprise. Perhaps you worked for a company that issued shares to employees as a benefit of...How do I make sure my vendor honors our contract?
When you rely on a vendor to provide your business with a product or service, you develop a relationship. A contract between your vendor and your business establishes and defines that relationship. But when a vendor doesn’t follow through with that contract, they...Fraud, other issues alleged in suit against Ethereum cofounder
Some cryptocurrency investors in California may have heard that one of the founders of the Ethereum project is facing a lawsuit from an ex-business associate. The lawsuit was filed in New York by Harrison Hines, who founded a company called the Token Foundry, against...Amazon accused of trademark infringement by Prime Inc.
Each day, Amazon transports thousands of products throughout California in delivery trucks marked “Prime,” the name of its premium subscription program. However, Prime Inc., a trucking company from Missouri alleges that the online retail giant’s use...Lawsuit victory restores iconic Yosemite National Park names
California visitors to Yosemite National Park will soon notice the return of familiar names for many of the park’s lodgings and visitor destinations. This is because the national park has emerged victorious after a four-year court battle with its former...9th Circuit upholds judgment in Bob Marley infringement case
Jammin Java Corp. failed in its appeal of a ruling that awarded Hope Road damages for breach of contract and trademark infringement. Hope Road controls the rights to the works of the famous reggae artist Bob Marley. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...Tax prep companies accused of defrauding tax filers
Two leading tax preparation companies that many California taxpayers routinely turn to for their annual tax-filing needs, Intuit-owned TurboTax and H&R Block, have been accused of deceptive business practices. This is according to two separate lawsuits filed in...Companies spending more to defend class action lawsuits
Businesses in California and across the country are paying more to defend themselves from class action lawsuits, even though there are fewer such cases than in the past. In many cases, the issues involved are often complex and expert-heavy. Between 2010 and 2014,...Supreme Court hears arguments on copyright registration
Oral arguments on Jan. 8 in the Supreme Court focused on resolving a difference in how circuit courts interpret one aspect of copyright law, and this could affect some California businesses. The disagreement hinges on what qualifies as “registration”. Some...
