9th Cir. Affirms but Narrows Preliminary Injunction Against Firm Using Cochran Name

A preliminary injunction barring a former partner of the Cochran Firm from using the “Cochran” name was appropriate but overbroad, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled May 7 in an opinion designated as not for publication (Cochran Firm, P.C. v. Cochran Firm L.A., 9th Cir., 13-55502, unpublished opinion, 5/7/14).

The appeals court affirmed the injunction, but directed that it be narrowed such that the defendant—who had been a partner in the law firm and had later become an affiliate through a licensing agreement—could make truthful statements about his professional history, such that he “was ...