Archive for August, 2007

Anti-Cyber Squatting Consumer Protection Act Update

Our law firm receives a lot of calls from people and companies who are being threatened with an Anti-Cyber Squatting Consumer Protection Act claim because they registered a domain name identical or similar to a trademark held by someone else. Inevitably, we hear the words “Network Solutions allowed me to register the domain, so there [...]

Preventing Employee Lawsuits

Q: I was a manager at a small company for many years. This company had a couple of lawsuits filed by disgruntled employees. Now I am in the process of establishing my own business. How can I prevent lawsuits by employees?
A: You can’t. Our legal system allows individuals to file lawsuits, meeting a fairly minimal [...]