ESPN is pursuing an injunction against Verizon as well as damages related to the telecommunications company's FiOS TV service. Viewers in California may not yet know that a new service allows them to customize pay-TV bundles, an attempt to compete against rivals such...
Contract Disputes
Contract breaches and remedies in California
Most businesses will enter into written contracts in order to procure or provide needed goods or services. In the event a party breaches a contract, the other business may suffer losses because of its reliance on the contract's performance.In some cases, a contract...
Breaching a sales contract
A sales contract is any contract between a buyer and a seller where the seller agrees to provide a certain product or service and the buyer agrees to provide some type of payment. Once both parties sign, the contract is legally binding, and the customer may sue if the...
Steps to take to avoid partnership disputes
Many entrepreneurs in California elect to form partnerships when they go into business with others. While this type of arrangement is often productive, problems may develop as the business matures and grows. Other partnership disputes may occur when new partners who...
Material breach and available remedies in California
Written agreements in many cases will contain provisions regarding remedies in the event of a material breach. A material breach in contract law is a failure to perform that irreparably breaks the contract and is often also referred to as a total breach. In the event...
The value of a notary in avoiding contract disputes
One way that a number of contract disputes in California actually start is when someone who feels they are getting the worse side of a deal say that they did not sign the agreement. Once a person states that they did not actually sign when they did, a large and...
How a ‘naked’ contestant is suing the ‘pants’ off a TV network
If you agree to appear on a show entitled “Dating Naked” chances are that you are going to be seen in your birthday suit at some point during the show. However, given that the show is not on a premium cable network (i.e. one that allows nudity) much of the...
Former punter Chris Kluwe likely to bring discrimination lawsuit
When NFL training camps open this week, there will be some thousands of free agent players trying to win a spot on a team. While a relative few will make it, everyone relishes the opportunity. Unfortunately, one player will not get such a chance, even though he is...
European conglomerate buys Sonoma winery
Are California wineries rivaling their big business counterparts in Europe? A recent business acquisition by Pernod Ricard, a French wine and spirits conglomerate, suggests that California’s winemakers were doing something right.The conglomerate, which readers...
More retailers closing their doors
You may not have noticed it the last time you went to the mall, but traditional brick and mortar retailers are having a difficult time. The proliferation of online retailers is taking a bite out of the marketplace previously dominated by retailers with physical...