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Whistleblower Challenges and Employer Responses: One-on-One with Alex Barnard
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When a co-shareholder purchases the debt obligations of the company without partners' knowledge
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In North Carolina, a business can be held liable under the legal doctrine of negligent entrustment if it allows an employee to drive a company vehicle when the business knew—or should have known—that the driver was unfit or...more
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Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
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Reputation drives revenue—and no company is immune to bad publicity. Reputational attacks can ignite at any time, stemming from harassment and discrimination claims, class action lawsuits and data breaches, or even...more
Our Case of the Week this week is barely a patent case. It is largely a case involving alleged trade secrets misappropriation in the semiconductor manufacturing space. ...more
On August 12, the Ninth Circuit in Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc. held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) does not require a plaintiff to identify its allegedly misappropriated trade secrets with...more
