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CA Federal Court Awards Biomedical Companies $62M Following Jury Trial Involving Confidentiality-Related Claims

On November 1, 2023, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California awarded damages to Skye Orthobiologics, LLC (“Skye”) and Human Regenerative Technologies, LLC (“HRT”) for breach of contract,...more

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In Good Hands: Compilation of Publicly Available Information Can Still Be a Trade Secret

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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court decision, finding that a compilation of customer-related information, even if publicly available, is a protectable trade secret. Allstate Insurance Co....more

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Insider Risk and The Protection of Critical Trade Secrets

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While the global pandemic has highlighted the perils of remote work, decades of collective experience undertaking internal investigations for corporations and their advisors in connection with the misappropriation of...more

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When is hiring a competitor’s employee ‘racketeering’?

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When hiring new employees – especially those who are currently employed or who recently have been employed by a competing company or organization – it’s always a best practice to ask them if they are subject to an employment...more

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California Court Whittles Down Claims Against StubHub

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After more than three years of litigation and two rounds of extensive discovery, in Calendar Research LLC v. StubHub, Inc., et al., 2:17-cv-04062-SVW-SS, the United States District Court for the Central District of California...more

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Want to Protect Your Trade Secrets? Update Your Employment Agreements!

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Since 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) has provided employers with a federal cause of action against employees, former employees and other bad actors who misappropriate trade secrets.  In addition to injunctive...more

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California Federal District Court Grants TRO And Preliminary Injunction To Protect Trade Secret Customer Lists

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A California federal district court recently granted a TRO and preliminary injunction against a general manager who allegedly misappropriated customer information from his previous employer in violation of the California...more

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Employment Agreements: Current Issues

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Employment agreements are not unusual, particularly for managers and executives. As new laws come into existence and as the work environment is changed by data and data security, drafting adequate, enforceable agreements can...more

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