Category: Corporate

Misappropriation of publicity involves the unauthorized use of someone’s name, likeness, and/or identifiable personality traits without authorization. A lawsuit can be filed against someone or a business for doing this. Misappropriation of publicity is similar to lawsuits that can be filed for misappropriation of name and likeness. The difference is that, in most states, misappropriation […]

Nutraceuticals — dietary supplements — are very popular and some of our clients have asked us, here at Revision Legal, how to start a nutraceutical business. Like any start-up, there are practical, financial and legal challenges. You will need experienced business lawyers and, if you plan to operate online, you will need online business attorneys […]

Do you already have an FDA-regulated business up and running? Are you thinking of starting a new company, like a nutraceutical business, that skirts the edges of FDA regulation? Please call us here at Revision Legal. We are a full-service law firm providing legal help with a variety of transactional, compliance and regulatory enforcement responses […]

If you have signed an agreement that contains a non-compete clause, you should consult with top-tier business attorneys to see if there are legal methods of getting around the clause. A non-compete clause/agreement generally bars a person from competing against the business with which the non-compete has been signed. Typically, these are inserted into employment […]

What is an NDA? An NDA is an agreement that prevents a person from disclosing information specified in the agreement.  These are mostly found in employment contracts.  In order for employees to do the job they are paid to do, the business necessarily has to give their employees sensitive or valuable information such as customer […]

The answer will depend on the facts and circumstances, but filing a trade secret misappropriation claim is a possible method by which your business could recover a laptop taken by an employee who quit. As an aside, if the laptop is company property, then it might be considered stolen property. Under those circumstances, a call […]

Business disparagement is a form of defamation, but directed at a business. In general terms, business disparagement, as defamation, is stating something false — provably false — about a business that causes injury or damage to the business. Importantly, expressed opinions are NOT defamation. Business disparagement can come in two forms — oral and written. […]

New lawsuits under California’s Unruh Act may face hurdles in light of a recent California Court of Appeals ruling, which requires a bona fide interest to use the website that is the subject matter of the lawsuit. In the matter of Thurston v. Omni Hotels Management Corp., the California Court of Appeals held that plaintiffs […]

The answer depends on how the trade secret became publicly disclosed. As defined legally, a trade secret is any sort of information that has commercial value from the fact that the information is secret. The law protects trade secrets. However, if the information becomes known publicly through disclosure, then, generally, the status of the information […]

The Lanham Act The Lanham act permits a plaintiff to bring a claim of false advertising in federal court. The Lanham provides that “Any person who…uses in commerce any…false or misleading description of fact, which…in commercial advertising or promotion, misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or geographic origin of his or her or another person’s goods, […]