Many Ohio workers have probably thought of being their own boss at one point or another. The lure of making their own hours and only answering to themselves is very attractive, but while there are numerous benefits of starting a business, not everyone is cut out to be...
Some businesses in Ohio may be involved in a settlement that Pilot Flying J, which is the biggest diesel retailer in the U.S. with revenue of approximately $30 billion annually, has reached with 5,500 trucking companies. The $84.9 million settlement was recently...
Ohio readers may be interested to learn that Bridgestone Tires has sued tech giant IBM over a malfunctioning $75 million computer system that the tire company said threw their entire operation into chaos. The business litigation is seeking as much as $600 million in...
Samsung and Apple are embroiled in a patent fight potentially involving over a billion dollars in damages. Their attorneys were set to present their opening statements on Nov. 13 in a California courtroom. The case involves determining what amount of money Samsung...
CEOs and other executives in Ohio may be interested in learning about the conclusion of a high-profile lawsuit concerning the U.S. Justice Department and two merging U.S. airlines. The Justice Department avoided trial by settling its lawsuit against the merger of US...
Marvin Gaye's family has sued Robin Thicke over copyright infringement because they allege the singer has borrowed the deceased artist's work a little too closely. According to the lawsuit, Thicke's hit song "Blurred Lines" plagiarizes Gaye's 1977 chart-topping hit...
A group of photographers has filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the National Football League for copyright infringement issues. The plaintiffs assert that the NFL has used their photos in violation of their copyrights and without...
Whether a trademark is held in Ohio or California, it is often a valuable asset for any organization. Kelly Van Halen was married to Alex Van Halen, the drummer for the rock group Van Halen, from 1984 to 1996. When the couple split up, she kept and continued to use...
In October, a judge commanded a firm to pay more than $615,000 for misdemeanors relating to the company's sale of IT products to Internet cafes. The business litigation brought by the Ohio state attorney general claimed that the firm failed to adhere to state...
A trial has begun in an Ohio courtroom in which the defendant has been charged by the state of conducting a $100 million multistate charity fraud. The state alleges that the defendant defrauded donors to the United States Navy Veterans Association. The defendant's...