by LNL Lawyers | Aug 1, 2019 | Business, Employment, For the Employer's Benefit
Ohio is among the 49 states that recognize the at-will employment relationship (Montana is the lone exception). In Ohio an employee may be terminated for any reason that is not unlawful or for no reason, just as an employee may quit for any reason or no...
by LNL Lawyers | May 9, 2019 | Business, Intellectual Property, Litigation
Patent infringement has long been subject to a special venue (site of litigation) statute, 28 U.S.C. 1400. Unlike general venue statutes which concentrate on where an injury took place, the nature of the parties, and convenience of the parties and courts; Section 1400...
by LNL Lawyers | May 3, 2019 | Business, Employment, For the Employer's Benefit
When preparing to involuntarily terminate an employee, employers should consider the risk factors that may dictate the use of a separation agreement. For example: Is the employee in a protected class (age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, mental or...
by LNL Lawyers | Apr 5, 2019 | Business, General, Intellectual Property, Litigation
A recent Ohio Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case, based on some convoluted facts and possibly misguided in its outcome, nonetheless illustrates some very important business realities on the intersection of trade names and trademarks in Ohio. Wooster Floral &...
by LNL Lawyers | Jan 22, 2018 | Business
Identity theft affects 17.6 million people in the United States each year, at a cost of . contraindication of ivermectin in dogs 4 billion in 2014. Eighty-six percent of identity theft victims experienced the fraudulent use of existing account information, such as...
by LNL Lawyers | Jan 13, 2016 | Business
If you have a distinctive name, logo, or slogan and you sell goods or services across state lines or over the internet, chances are that you should be thinking about registering your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Why you might ask? By...
