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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
The common argument made by plaintiffs that differences in alleged misrepresentations are transcended by the center of the gravity of the alleged fraud should not be addressed through the typical approach of just comparing...more
The Southern District of New York recently dismissed a putative class action challenging the marketing of Grüns Nutrition’s “Superfood Greens Gummies.” In a detailed opinion, Judge Liman found that the company’s core...more
Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes protect defendants against meritless, retaliatory lawsuits that are based on communications exercising certain First Amendment rights. While Nevada’s law, NRS 41.635–41.670, is modeled after...more
A federal court recently denied a motion to dismiss a franchisor’s claims in Valenta Franchise LLC v. Innerworks LLC, 2026 WL 1453649 (D. Ariz. May 22, 2026)....more
The Supreme Court held that inducement of patent infringement requires active, affirmative statements or actions encouraging infringement, not merely statements that could be read as encouraging infringement....more
On May 28, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a $59 million damages award for trade secret misappropriation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) on statute of limitations grounds....more
For many North Carolina business policyholders, this experience is more than a contractual dispute. It may be evidence of bad faith (i.e., a failure by the insurer to deal fairly and honestly with the very people it...more
When an employee leaves to join a competitor, the former employer may have concerns that the employee will use its proprietary and confidential business information to assist that competitor. ...more
Il est bien établi en droit canadien que la responsabilité personnelle des administrateurs et dirigeants ne peut être retenue pour les actes de l’entreprise, sauf dans des circonstances justifiant la levée du voile...more
A growing body of law indicates that inputting proprietary information into public artificial intelligence tools may undermine the reasonable measures and confidentiality requirements that are central to trade secret...more
Welcome to the third installment of our “Scam Likely” series. In our prior posts, we examined bank impersonation scams and romance scams; here, we turn to a threat that hits even closer to home: invoice fraud. The Set Up...more
Employers whose competitive advantage depends on proprietary technology, engineering know-how, trade secrets or sensitive commercial data are among the most exposed when a key employee departs for a competitor. The risk is...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and vacated in part a district court’s post-trial rulings in a trade secret and contract dispute, finding that a trade secret plaintiff may...more
The biggest cases of corruption and fraud often have their roots in the soil of conflicts of interest. Many major corruption cases begin with something companies initially dismiss as just a conflicts issue....more
On 12 May 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) drew the line on how far mass claims aggregation can go (case no. KZR 6/24 – Sammelklage-Inkasso). The case involved bundled cartel damages...more
Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow, Co. Ltd. - Before Dyk, Prost, and Reyna. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. A trade secret misappropriation claim accrues when the plaintiff knew or should...more
Danbol Pty Ltd v ACN 007 198 343 Pty Ltd [2026] VSC 305 22 May 2026 - Key background facts - The defendant was the plaintiff’s (insured) insurance broker. The insured was at all material times the owner of a large...more
In a 2-1 decision authored by Judge Timothy B. Dyk, the Federal Circuit reversed a jury verdict awarding Insulet Corporation over $59 million in compensatory and exemplary damages for trade secret misappropriation under the...more
AI systems pose distinct challenges for pleading and responding to trade secret misappropriation claims. Their models and code are complex, adaptive, and often opaque. Courts, however, increasingly require plaintiffs to...more
Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow, Co. Ltd., Appeal No. 2025-1807 (Fed. Cir. May 28, 2026) - In the Federal Circuit’s only precedential patent decision this week, the Federal Circuit considered a trade secrets case in a 47-page...more
The United States Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC is a significant ruling for freight brokers, motor carriers, shippers, logistics companies and businesses that rely on third-party...more
The Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe has reshaped the standard of care logistics brokers owe when selecting motor carriers – and, with it, the exposure brokers and carriers face in negligent hiring and...more
Despite the tournament bringing roughly 500,000 visitors to Texas across nine matches at “Dallas Stadium” (the FIFA-rebranded AT&T Stadium in Arlington) and seven at Houston’s NRG Stadium, plus the free FIFA Fan Festival...more
A civil RICO claim – especially one framed as a putative class action – can be a powerful cause of action because the civil remedies for RICO violations include treble damages and mandatory fee-shifting....more