In 2004, Mercatus Group partnered with Evanston Northwestern Healthcare to open a physician center in the village of Lake Bluff, a short distance away from the almost 70-year-old Lake Forest Hospital. Recognizing the threat a competing facility would pose, Lake Forest Hospital began a lobbying and public-relations campaign to prevent the center’s launch. The hospital [...]
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Seventh Circuit applies First-Amendment protection to disingenuous lobbying tactics employed to prevent competition.
Posted in Business Law, First Amendment, tagged free speech on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Arkansas Court of Appeals lists factors for determining whether information qualifies as a trade secret.
Posted in Business Law, Torts, tagged trade secrets on October 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Bradshaw v. Alpha Packaging, Inc., No. CA09-1141. Facts Alpha Packaging, Inc. (“Alpha Packaging”), manufactures and sells packing and shipping supplies. In January 2006, Alpha Packaging formed Edge Marketing division (“Edge Marketing”), which was devoted to point-of-purchase (“POP”) design and sales. Luke Bradshaw was hired as division president, and Bill Davis, Andrew Powviriya, and Ed Wonnacott [...]
Trademark Trial & Appeal Board nixes use of “the other red meat” as trademark for salmon.
Posted in Business Law, tagged Trademark on July 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Supreme Lobster and Seafood Company tried to register that trademark for "fresh and frozen salmon"; however, the National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council opposed the slogan as too close to its trademark for pork, "the other white meat." The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled refused to rule that the salmon slogan would [...]



