It's a great idea to ask your attorney to sign an NDA! If he or she does, you know to immediately run for the exit and find a competent...

Can a business trademark the use of an Uncle Sam costumed character to attract Income Tax customers?

Yes. Anything can function as a trademark if it is a specific depiction (drawing, etc.) of that thing that the public associates with a product or...

Cease and desist call from Getty Images for possible copyright infringement

These are the answers to this question -- there's nothing more to be said, except to warn anyone who published a website and may be reading this...

Am I eligible to file wrongful termination litigation against an employer as an Independent Contractor.

The claim you describe may not technically be a "termination," because you are a contractor, but you do seem to have raised enough questions here...

A friend of mine has been accused of sexual misconduct with his daughter. he has done nothing. what do we do

I can only agree with Mr. Chancellor, though I can't vouch for him personally (he certainly seems well qualified, I am only saying I don't know...

I want to make dvd copys of a news type story that was aired on tv a few years ago. Is this legal?

This may be a "fair use" of the program, because you are using the recording in order to comment about it to others. It is important, however,...

I want to know if I can do anything about someone posting things about my 11 year old son on the internet.

There may be legal grounds to stop this, but a lawsuit is usually the worst way to solve this sort of problem. You probably want to start off by...

You will need a lawyer's help here, unfortunately. You have a right to have these photos removed, but it will require good knowledge of...

Can I sue employer if my supervisor plants info that gets me fired?

If you are perceiving even some of these facts correctly, this sounds like a potentially explosive situation, with a lot of risk for you in a lot...

Someone has announced in a group that I am an addict. My boss has done nothing about this, how do I get help?

Your question has a lot of important factual issues balled up in it. Who and what constitutes this "group"? Why is your employer implicated -- is...