I have a question about defamation.

You will have to eventually disclose this information if a suit is filed. THis is not defamation. This would be, if anything, a breach of your...

My wife is being targeted at her job as a teacher for supposedly complaining publicly to the news media about school violence.

Your wife should contact the attorney general and the local DA's office to see if there is anything they can do to assist, as these actions by the...

It depends. This is too close to call due to the fact that the actual comments are not posted nor should you post them. THus, I strongly urge...

Can i take these guys to court to protect my recipes

Recipes are extremely difficult to protect as the only way to protect them is via copyright and someone can change the order and mixing of...

When submitting a response to a trademark office action do you submit one file consisting of the response and the exhibits or...

You can do either, although if you do it in one form, it will be preferable to the USPTO.

If you are a corporation with a physical location in CA then you have to file as a foreign corporation doing business in CA.

I was billed for no service In fact company found my bank account and has made monthly withdrawals Is this grounds for suit case

The question is how the company found your bank accounts and why you have not noticed it until now. First you will need to make a police report,...

Do I need a DBA if I have registered an LLC as "Joe's Auto Repair, LLC." but want to advertise as "JAR Services" or just "JAR"?

Not only do you want to file a DBA, you may also want to get trademark protection if you put your name on goods and/or services.

I'm writing a novel, and want to include a fictional character from a classic author's work in it. Is it legal to do so?

You can mention their names. If you do more than that such as replay the story, then you may be subject to potential copyright infringement. Why...

How can I protect an idea once I've shared it with an organization?

Ideas are not protectable; embodiments of ideas are. So if you gave them any writings that you made and they are using them or if you made any...