Misappropriation, Conversion, Breach of Duty

Conflicts of Laws and the Internal Affairs Doctrine

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 9/12/2022

The legal concept of “conflicts of laws” is difficult, to say the least, confounding even seasoned litigators and judges, with bulky treatises and entire law school classes devoted to the subject....more

Massachusetts Court Bars “Reasonable Royalty” Evidence Based on Law of the Case Doctrine

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 5/16/2022

After successfully appealing a judgement and obtaining a remand of its Chapter 93A claim to the Massachusetts BLS, the Governo Law Firm moved to admit expert testimony about a “reasonable royalty” measure of damages. Governo...more

Third Circuit Reverses Injunction in Trade Secret Misappropriation Suit

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/22/2021

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit took on the misappropriation of trade secrets recently, reversing a district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction halting competition by a company’s rival and two...more

Massachusetts SJC Rules That Employers May Hold Employees Liable for Violating Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Law

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/22/2021

On April 9, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that an employee may be liable to his or her employer under the Commonwealth’s unfair and deceptive trade practices statute - which authorizes an award of...more

Excess Cargo? Shipping Common Law Claims Out of a Trade Secret Complaint

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 8/17/2017

AFS, a company specializing in streamlining shipping costs and logistics, had its eight count amended complaint streamlined to only one—its Tennessee Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“TUSTA”) claim—primarily due to preemption and...more

Texas Court Holds That Law Firm is Immune From Liability to Claims by Non-Client

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 3/22/2016

Highland Capital Management, LP v. Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C., 2016 WL 164528 (Tex. App. Jan. 14, 2016) Brief Summary - The Texas Court of Appeals held that the doctrine of attorney immunity barred an employer's...more

Texas Anti-SLAPP Law: The Expanding Scope of the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act – Part 4 – A decision in Schlumberger, sort of

Gray Reed on 8/28/2015

Since we published Part 3 that discussed the details of an interesting case here in Houston, Schlumberger v. Rutherford, the First Court of Appeals issued its opinion on Tuesday. The best description of the decision is a...more

Employer’s Action for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Against Former In-House Counsel Who Engaged in Competitive Activities Not...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/8/2015

There are indeed limits to the reach of the anti-SLAPP statute, particularly in the trade secret context. In West Hills Research and Development, Inc. v. Terrence M. Wyles, a California appellate court ruled that engaging in...more

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