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A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets'... more +
A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets' protected legal status, enterprises must make reasonable efforts to keep the information secret and prevent unnecessary disclosure.  Trade Secrets may include processes, formulas, methods, designs, patterns, et cetera.   less -
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Court Rules That Scraping of Public Data by Competitor Constitutes Trade Secret Misappropriation

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In an ongoing dispute commenced in 2016, the Eleventh Circuit for the second time in the lifetime of the litigation considered trade secret misappropriation and related copyright claims in a scraping case between direct...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Claimants Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat it Too

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Eleventh Circuit Judicially Estops Claimant From Recovering Intentional Tort Judgment Under Errors and Omission Liability Policy - In a rarely seen application of the judicial estoppel doctrine in the third-party coverage...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - March 2024

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We begin with three state supreme court decisions answering these questions: • A year before an insured bought its claims-made policy it received an attorney’s letter threatening mass tort litigation. The first suits were...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: First Circuit Parses Underlying Complaint to Find Duty to Defend and to Defeat Exclusions

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The duty of a liability insurer to defend a policyholder from litigation is typically described as broad and expansive, extending beyond the insurer’s duty to indemnify. The duty to defend generally obliges an insurer to...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Outside Entity Exclusion Precludes Duty to Defend Claim for Misappropriation of Confidential Information

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The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, applying California law, has held that an outside entity exclusion precluded a professional liability insurer’s duty to defend a claim against its...more

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Insured-Versus-Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage for Underlying Lawsuit Brought by Both Insured and Non-Insured Plaintiffs

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, applying Kentucky law, has held that the insured-versus-insured exclusion in a directors and officers liability policy precluded coverage for an underlying litigation...more

McGlinchey Stafford

The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin: Do I Have An Enforceable Contract?

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Contract Interpretation McCruter v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 11th Dist. Lake No. 2019-L-167, 2021-Ohio-472- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s...more

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A Practical Guide to Securing IP Insurance

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There has been tremendous recent growth in the range of specialized insurance policies offered to protect against intellectual property (IP) claims. “Traditional” policies may cover a given IP claim, but specific IP policies...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Public Disclosure Rule May Mean Trouble for Insurtech

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• Insurtech start-ups are using technology to improve the underwriting process and obtain a competitive advantage. • The CDI’s new legal opinion clarifies that even proprietary underwriting rules must be available to the...more

Maynard Nexsen

Interesting and Useful Cases in Torts and Insurance - October and November 2017 in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

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Nexsen Pruet attorney Marc Manos, a member of the SC Bar Torts and Insurance Practice Section Council, sheds light on a few recent cases from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, focused in the area of Torts & Insurance. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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As we hold our breaths at the opening bell to see if last week’s volatility continues, we consider the impact of computer-driven index funds on that market rollercoaster....more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Supreme Court of Canada’s Fall Term: the Internet Court?

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The Supreme Court of Canada’s Fall term, which began on October 3rd, could probably be labelled the “internet term”, with major cases involving both Google and Facebook. The Court will also be hearing a number of other cases...more

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4.5 Million Reasons to Abide by a Non-Solicitation Agreement

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On September 9, 2016, the Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld an award of $4.5 million in punitive damages against several former employees, who violated non-compete/non-solicitation agreements with their former employers. In...more

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Georgia Proposes New Regulation Governing Protection of Trade Secret Information

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The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Georgia ("OCI") has proposed a new rule concerning procedures to be followed by persons or entities asserting trade secret protection of information filed with the OCI to comply...more

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