On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Mar 24, 2019 | Business Litigation, Firm News
Barefoot Bar & Grill says on its website that it offers “local craft beers, refreshing cocktails, burgers, fresh seafood and salads in Barefoot Bar and Grill’s laid-back, waterfront setting.” Not everyone has been happy with the eatery,...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Mar 22, 2019 | Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
Two California companies very familiar with each other find themselves embroiled in a legal dispute over trade secrets. According to documents filed in court, electric automaker Tesla is accusing four former employees of stealing trade secrets and then providing them...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Mar 21, 2019 | Firm News
Starting a business can be difficult, even for experienced entrepreneurs. Many times, a concept that seems good to one person fails when presented to the market. That is a good part of why purchasing a franchise is often of interest.If you have the financial backing...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Mar 4, 2019 | Business Litigation, Firm News
Moments ago, there were six listings on Zillow for San Diego homes selling for $16 million and up. The top price was $30 million. But those gorgeous, frightfully expensive homes pale in comparison to the $150 million asking price for a palatial Bel Air beachfront home...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Mar 1, 2019 | Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
If you drive along the coast for a little more than 100 miles north of San Diego, you will come to a little slice of Hawaii. You can a bit of the island’s cuisine in Torrance, home of King’s Hawaiian bakery. The company was founded in Hawaii back in the...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Feb 25, 2019 | Commercial Real Estate Litigation, Firm News
Far north of San Diego sits the modest town of Truckee, California. Perhaps most well-known as the site of the infamous Donner Party, Truckee is now popular for its Old West-style downtown and proximity to Lake Tahoe and world-class skiing.The town of about...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Feb 22, 2019 | Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
On one side, you have the University of California. On the side, there’s Harvard and MIT’s Broad Institute. The intellectual property dispute involving some of the nation’s premier institutes of higher learning revolves around the question of which...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Feb 15, 2019 | Firm News
A hardware engineer is accused of stealing information about Apple’s driverless car technology. According to Bloomberg, Jizhong Chen was observed taking photos with a wide-angle lens inside the area that houses Apple’s autonomous car project. Chen signed a...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Feb 11, 2019 | Firm News, Trust And Probate Litigation
Let’s say that your loved one passed away recently. They left a will, but something unexpected has happened: someone came forward to challenge its validity. In addition to mourning the loss of your loved one, you now have a will contest on your hands.You feel...
On Behalf of Mazzarella & Mazzarella LLP | Jan 29, 2019 | Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
Qualcomm employs about 13,000 people in San Diego County, among its 38,000 workers worldwide. Its economic impact on our city is undeniable, which underscores the significance of the allegations hurled by the US Federal Trade Commission against the chipmaker.The FTC...