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
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
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