On December 8, 2017, the Eighth Circuit rejected trade secrets and other claims related to allegedly stolen customer lists. Applying Missouri state law, the federal appellate court continued the Show-Me State’s tradition of...more
12/18/2017
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
Last week the Sixth Circuit upheld a grant of summary judgment in the employer’s favor on a former employee’s sex discrimination claim, finding plaintiff failed to meet her burden to establish a prima facie case of...more
Relief may soon be coming for trade secrets plaintiffs longing for federal court. Last year we covered the introduction of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), compared it to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), and...more