Theft

Mother’s Day Post: Mother And Son Accused Of Trade Secret Theft

by Michael Spillner | Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 5/13/2013

In honor of Mother’s Day, we note a case in which mother and son were both accused of misappropriating trade secrets....more

The Legal Legacy of Superstorm Sandy Looting

by Hoffman DiMuzio on 5/10/2013

“Kick ‘em while they’re down” may have been the motto of some New Jersey residents who were involved in looting during and after Superstorm Sandy. Reports vary from numerous isolated incidents of break-ins, trespassing, and...more

Mitigating Theft of Trade Secrets

by Kevin Jackson | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/30/2013

In today’s complex global economy, competition is fierce. For many businesses, trade secrets are their single most important and valuable asset, and strong protection of that asset is paramount. In the same regard, trade...more

Owner Says It’s ‘Finders, Keepers’ in Case of Stolen Renoir

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 4/24/2013

The ownership of a Renoir painting stolen from a Baltimore museum 62 years ago will be decided by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria....more

Concerns About Databases Of Retail Employee Thefts

by Bruce Michael Cross | Perkins Coie on 4/5/2013

On April 3, 2013, the New York Times published an article about commercial databases that contain reports from retail employers about employees who were accused of stealing from their workplaces. Other retailers, for a fee,...more

Case Update: Wright v. College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (Appeals Committee) 2012 ABCA 267

by James Casey | Field Law on 4/5/2013

In the November 6, 2012 edition of Perspectives for the Professions we reported on the decision of the Court of Appeal referenced above. In this case two registered nurses, on numerous occasions, stole narcotics from their...more

Obama Administration Solicits Public Help in Preventing Foreign Trade Secret Theft

by Joshua Rich | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/22/2013

On Tuesday, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, published a notice in the Federal Register "requesting any recommendations for legislative changes that would enhance enforcement against,...more

Addiction. Not just for Alcoholics

by Yavitch & Palmer Co., L.P.A. on 3/21/2013

Criminal defense lawyers don’t always meet people at their finest. Typically it’s quite the opposite. But over the years I’ve learned a few things about people. Most people who find themselves in trouble aren’t bad people....more

Administration Announces Strategy for Protecting U.S. Trade Secrets

by Jason Britt | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/18/2013

Theft of trade secrets by persons acting on behalf of foreign governments and corporations is a major problem for U.S. manufacturers, including manufacturers in the automotive industries. Spurred by several high-profile...more

Burglary and a Basketball Coach

by Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler &... on 3/18/2013

Fired University of Tennessee basketball strength and conditioning coach, Troy Wills, allegedly used a hacksaw to break into Thompson-Boling Arena in the early morning hours of February 23. He trashed a former colleague’s...more

Foreclosure Error Robs Texas Couple of $150K in Property

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 3/18/2013

A Texas couple whose personal property was mistakenly scooped up in a foreclosure happening next door have yet to get their things back and were told by police that it doesn’t count as theft. ...more

Bad Faith Insurance Alert: Louisiana Courts Weigh In On Bad Faith Claims Involving Suspicious Thefts

by Brent Burns, David Strauss | King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 3/1/2013

Insureds do not present fraudulent claims and then simply admit to it during the claim adjustment. Thus, insurers often find themselves in the uncomfortable dilemma of denying payment on a suspicious claim and risking bad...more

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

by Michael Spillner, Sonia Elizabeth Valdez | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House issued a report outlining a new plan to combat trade secret theft from U.S. businesses. Faced with the escalating theft of U.S. trade secrets and noting “the crucial role of trade...more

Magistrate Recommends Dismissal with Prejudice of Claims Against Global Payments

by Craig Hoffman | BakerHostetler on 2/20/2013

Global Payments, which processes credit card transactions, announced on March 30, 2012 that an unauthorized person gained access to a portion of its processing system. Global Payments later disclosed that Track 2 data (card...more

Sixth Circuit Reverses Sentence of Engineers' Convicted of Trade Secrets Theft

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 2/6/2013

In December of 2011, Clark Roberts and Sean Howley, two engineers at Wyko Tire Technology, were convicted by a jury for stealing trade secrets, a crime under the federal Economic Espionage Act (EEA). The trade secrets related...more

Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: A Powerful New Weapon for Businesses

by Robert A. Bleicher | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 2/5/2013

On December 28, 2012, the President signed the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, which significantly expands trade secret protection by extending criminal penalties to the theft of a wider class of trade...more

Amendments to the Economic Espionage Act Broaden Trade Secret Protection

by Meredith Louis, Daren M. Orzechowski | White & Case LLP on 1/21/2013

Protecting and enforcing trade secrets in the United States has historically been challenging. Recent amendments to the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (the "EEA"), which criminalizes theft of trade secrets, broaden the scope...more

Penalties For Theft And Burglary In Florida

by The Byrd Law Firm, P.A. on 1/21/2013

Earlier this year, a woman from Coral Springs went on a bad date. When she met with Anthony Maldonado at a local Applebee’s last March, he borrowed her iPhone and used it to coordinate the theft from her home of property...more

Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action

by Robert Parr, Armand Zottola | Venable LLP on 1/18/2013

Congress recently took new steps to protect trade secrets, which are generally defined as all forms or types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information that the owner has taken...more

Milwaukee Police Department Misreports More Crimes

by Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. on 11/14/2012

An investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has found that, since 2006, the Milwaukee Police Department ("MPD") has misreported over 900 burglaries as thefts, meaning that the crimes were not included in the city's...more

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