Restraining Order Partially Granted After Hijacking Of Franchisor’s Website

Mealey's (November 25, 2017, 3:43 PM EST) -- LAS VEGAS — A Nevada federal judge on Nov. 8 partially granted an emergency ex parte motion for temporary restraining order filed by a franchisor and ordered a former employee who is accused of seizing control of the franchisor’s domain name to halt using any domain name containing the franchisor’s name or similar variations of it and to not disclose any trade secrets (PROTEINHOUSE Franchising, LLC, et al. v. Ken B. Gutman, et al., No. 17-2816, D. Nev., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185468)....