Many New Jersey children who grew up in the 90s were probably familiar with the Nickelodeon show "Clarissa Explains It All," and the actress who played Clarissa, Melissa Joan Hart. Many of those children who are now adults may be surprised to find out that the actress...
Business Law Professionals
Month: October 2011
Groupon sues former sales execs in breach of contract case
The online coupon and daily deals company, Groupon, has sued two former sales executives in a breach of contract case and claims the executives will eventually apply confidential information gained from their time at Groupon to their new positions at Google Offers....
Happy Days breach of contract case will not include certain damages
Many people in New Jersey are familiar with the classic American television show Happy Days. What many folks in New Jersey may not be familiar with is that certain members of the cast of Happy Days have filed a breach of contract suit against the television network...
Facebook breach of contract claimant loses third legal team
It seems from the time Facebook Inc. was founded, Mark Zuckerberg, has been under the lens of legal scrutiny. As a result Zuckerberg and Facebook are no strangers to breach of contract claims. Paul Ceglia, a man from New York, claims that a contact allegedly created...
Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype
The tech world is familiar with many gambles based on mergers and acquisitions. One such possible gamble is the acquisition of Skype by Microsoft. The leader of Skype foresees a world in which video communication becomes a part of everyday life. Microsoft CEO...
Star of Real Housewives of New Jersey may have breached contract
One of the stars of the hit television show, "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," may have a breach of contract issue with NBCUniversal the company that owns the cable television channel Bravo which the reality show airs on. The real housewife and reality television...
New Jersey based A.C. Moore set for acquisition
While many New Jersey companies have been struggling to maintain business as usual during the recession, one company has decided to allow itself to be acquired. A.C. Moore, the Berlin-based arts and crafts company, has agreed to a $40 million acquisition by an arts...
Antitrust regulators investigate Google acquisition of Motorola
Antitrust regulators appear to be taking a closer look at the proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google. Officials for Google and Motorola report they have been asked to supply additional information about the planned acquisition by the antitrust division of...
Zooey Deschanel breach of contract lawsuit may move forward
Actress and singer Zooey Deschanel filed a breach of contract lawsuit against shoemaker Steve Madden and other retailers last December. It now looks like the lawsuit may be allowed to move forward to be heard by a jury.Deschanel has claimed that Steve Madden...
Reebok settles suit with FTC over deceptive ads about ‘toning shoes’
Reebok will have to pay $25 million to settle charges brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission that it used deceptive advertising by making claims about fitness shoes without backing up those claims with scientific evidence. The company will also be facing...