The news cycle has been dominated by the Trump administration and its actions in the last 10 days. While this is certainly understandable and necessary for the media to report on, this is a business litigation blog -- and so in that respect, we'd like to focus your...
Month: January 2017
Unfair competition is a difficult matter to pin down
Unfair competition laws are on the books in every state, as well as at the federal level. These rules are in place to ensure companies that they are not being undercut or unfairly treated in the marketplace by their competitors. In addition to that, the law helps to...
Deadline pushed back as Charter, NBCUniversal try to reach deal
Charter Communications, a provider of cable television and a telecommunications company, was sued back in July of 2016 by Fox News. Charter was allegedly trying to secure Fox programming for cheaper than the market price, and was attempting to do so by illegal means....
Contract disputes and your Orange County business
In our blog, we often discuss the nature of contract disputes. We choose these kinds of topics because we understand the impact a contract dispute can have on businesses operating in the Orange County region. Most people never expect a dispute to arise, but the...
Banana Republic’s 40% Off Sale Leads to Unfair Competition Claim; Misleading Advertisement Could Not Be Cured at Point of Sale
In Veera v. Banana Republic, LLC, a California Court of Appeal recently reversed a judgment in favor of Banana Republic in a false advertising class action based on in-store ads promoting a 40% off sale. The plaintiffs alleged they were lured into Banana Republic...