A federal district court judge in Chicago sentenced Robert O’Rourke, a former employee of iron bar manufacturer Dura-Bar, to one year and one day in prison last week for stealing trade secrets. Well, not quite. O’Rourke was...more
10/28/2019
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Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Theft ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion For New Trial ,
Proprietary Information ,
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Trade Secrets
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
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Breach of Contract ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
Recently, popular Southern California juice and aguas frescas chain Green Crush filed suit against up-and-coming rival juice bar Paradise Splash and several individuals. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the...more
11/20/2017
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Breach of Contract ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Espionage ,
Exit Interviews ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
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Risk Management ,
Trade Secrets
On October 6, 2017, a federal jury in Utah entered a $2.1 million trade secret verdict in favor of Bimbo Bakeries USA. Following a trial that wrapped up more than four years of litigation, the jury concluded that defendant...more
If you are a regular reader of TSW, you know we have been monitoring developments relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). While the Northern District of California was the first court to enter a written...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