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Another California Court Awards Attorneys' Fees in Bad-Faith Trade Secret and Patent Inventorship Lawsuit

Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California awarded more than $11 million in attorneys' fees and costs to three trade secret defendants, finding that plaintiffs who had raised a claim...more

Patent Watch: Raylon, LLC v. Complus Data Innovations, Inc.

[W]hen determining whether there was a Rule 11 violation, "the standard under which an attorney is measured is an objective, not subjective standard of reasonableness under the circumstances." [Thus, an evaluation of the...more

Rubbernecking on the Ethics Highway

California is justly famous for its highways. But human operation of vehicles makes accidents on the road inevitable. Equally inevitable is rubbernecking: gawking at carnage resulting from highway mishaps. Many drivers simply...more

Bessenyei v. Vermillion, Inc., C.A. No. 7572-VCN (Del. Ch. Nov. 16, 2012) (Noble, V.C.)

In this memorandum opinion, the Court of Chancery dismissed with prejudice a breach of fiduciary duty action after Plaintiffs submitted invalid verifications accompanying pleadings and interrogatory responses. The Court...more