It wasn't malpractice to argue unauthorized use of name was false association, not false advertising

Majorsky v. Lieber, No. 798 WDA 2017, 2019 WL 1092543 (Pa. Super. Ct. Mar. 8, 2019)Majorsky and two business partners, Douglas and Natale, purchased the D.J. Hess Advertising Company. “D.J. Hess is a partnership that sells promotional products, items such as keyrings and pens inscribed with a company’s name. Two years after acquiring the business, Douglas and Natale voted to change the compensation scheme for partners.” As a result, Majorsky left and formed other competing businesses, including, Peg’s Custom Products and sued Douglas and Natale for violations of the Pennsylvania Uniform Partnership Act, as well as damage to his business interests and reputation in the promotional products industry. Douglas and Natale counterclaimed, alleging that Majorsky’s new business competed with D.J. Hess in violation of his fiduciary duty to the partnership. A consent verdict dictated that Douglas and Natale pay Majorsky $10,000 in damages. That action was…

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