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Readily Ascertainable - WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: July 2025

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Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more

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Think Twice Before You Type: AI Chats May Not Be Private or Protected

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Last week, I was half-listening to one of my favorite podcasts during a workout when something OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said immediately caught my attention. He was chatting it up with comedian Theo Von on This Past Weekend when...more

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When AI Conversations Become Compliance Risks: Rethinking Confidentiality in the ChatGPT Era

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: AI is transforming the legal landscape—but at what cost to confidentiality? In a striking admission, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that ChatGPT interactions lack the privacy protections...more

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Chancery Orders Confidential Treatment of Member List Produced in Books and Records Action

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Garlington v. Two Rivers Farm, LLC, C.A. No. 2024-0917-BWD (Del. Ch. Apr. 7, 2025) - The Court of Chancery entered default judgment in a books and records action. The defendant limited liability company then appeared...more

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Sausage Race Heats Up: Hormel Foods Sues Sausage Competitor Johnsonville Claiming Trade Secrets Misappropriation

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Just in time for grilling season in the Midwest, Hormel Foods Corporation (“Hormel”) filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Minnesota against its competitor, Johnsonville, LLC (“Johnsonville”), and two former Hormel...more

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How AI Is Helping Corporate Legal Departments

According to a recent survey, artificial intelligence gained a significant foothold in corporate legal departments in 2025, where it is being used mostly for contract drafting and review, legal research, and document...more

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HR Director Repeatedly Reads Lawyer-Drafted Statement to Investigation Target: Waiver?

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Internal human resources investigations often generate numerous privilege and waiver issues. One recent case assessed a common scenario — raising a scary possibility, but then coming to the right conclusion....more

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When AI Gets Personal: Legal Implications of Artificial Intimacy

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Emotional bonds with AI are no longer speculative—they’re shaping user behavior and redefining the risks legal professionals must address. This thoughtful exploration of artificial intimacy...more

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Security Best Practices for Remote Depositions in the Digital Age

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Trial outcomes often hinge on witness testimony. Attorneys collect much of this testimony during a formal process called a deposition. A critical component of discovery, depositions traditionally occur in law offices or...more

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Commercial Division Clarifies Standards for Sealing Court Records in Business Disputes

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In a recent decision, the New York County Commercial Division reaffirmed the high bar that parties must meet when attempting to seal court documents in business disputes. In Linkable Networks, Inc. v. Mastercard Inc., the...more

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What If an Adversary Subpoenas Your Client’s Privileged Documents That Are in Someone Else’s Possession?

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Litigation adversaries often trigger privilege and work product disputes when they seek each other’s documents. But what if your client’s adversary subpoenas a third party holding your client’s privileged documents — whose...more

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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

Campbell v. Aberdeen Providing Ground Federal Credit Union, 2025 WL 608046 (D. Md. Feb. 25, 2025)(Bredar, J.), is an employment discrimination case. At its most general level, the holding was that “a litigant may not invoke...more

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District Court Dismisses Trade Secrets Claim Lacking Explicit Expectation of Privacy

On February 20, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed a trade secret misappropriation claim for failing to identify explicit language establishing an expectation of privacy to the...more

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How Does Work Product Protection Apply to Lawyers’ Witness Interview Notes? Two Courts Disagree on the Same Day: Part I

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Litigators frequently interview fact witnesses in pending or anticipated litigation settings. Their interview notes normally deserve fact work product protection, but that can be overcome if the witnesses disappear or their...more

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Assessing Privilege Protection for Training Materials and Presentations: Part II

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Last week’s Privilege Point described a court’s initial rejection but later acceptance of a county’s claim of privilege and work product protection for internal employee training. Hipschman v. Cnty. of San Diego, Case No....more

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Why a Sorority’s Interview Notes Didn’t Stay Private: Lessons in Legal Privilege

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Not everything stamped “privileged” is safe from prying eyes. The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently ruled that interview notes compiled by a sorority’s leadership after a tragic incident were not shielded by...more

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Another Decision Spawned by Ethical Scandal Highlights Wisdom of Considering All Evidentiary Protections

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In the aftermath of the soap opera-like ethical scandal over an undisclosed romantic relationship between a Jackson Walker partner and a Texas bankruptcy judge, an Oregon federal court dealt with discovery of a renowned...more

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Privilege Log, Privilege Log — It’s All About the Description

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A privilege log is the absolute bane of an attorney’s existence. I don’t mean it isn’t important and a critical component of discovery, but the level of planning, analysis and detail required to complete such a log is...more

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[Webinar] Protect Sensitive Data and Control Costs: An eDiscovery Blueprint for the Construction Industry - January 29th, 11:00 am...

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The construction industry faces unique challenges in eDiscovery, from managing vast data volumes to protecting sensitive communications and plans. HaystackID®’s upcoming webcast will explore practical and advanced artificial...more

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Litigation Reserve Estimates: Doctrinal Good News, But Practical Impediments

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Companies facing ongoing or threatened litigation must sometimes estimate their likely or possible financial exposure — for internal purposes, reporting to auditors or other reasons. Depending on the circumstances, one would...more

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Key Discovery Points: Lessons Learned from TikTok’s Redaction Fiasco

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This video kicks off Key Discovery Points, a new series covering ediscovery and legal tech news and current events. Brett Burney of Nextpoint joins Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today to discuss TikTok's recent redaction fiasco...more

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How to Choose a Record Retrieval Partner

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Record retrieval is an integral part of any legal case, giving attorneys access to accurate and up-to-date information on which to base their arguments. Preparing records for a case or legal matter requires carefully...more

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How the Inadvertent Violation of a Protective Order Led to Sanctions Against Counsel

When litigating high-profile cases, attorneys must tread carefully in handling confidential materials, especially when protective orders are in place. In Cahill v. Nike, Inc., an inadvertent disclosure by counsel to the press...more

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Designing Generative AI for Legal Professionals: Key Principles and Best Practices

Generative AI is transforming the landscape of legal technology, offering unprecedented opportunities to automate tasks and streamline complex workflows. Yet, designing AI tools that truly meet the needs of legal...more

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Is a Web Bug a Wiretap?

In Vita v. New England Baptist Hosp., __ Mass __, __ N.E.3d __, 2024 WL 4558621 (Mass. Oct. 24, 2024), the court held that the Massachusetts wiretap statute does not criminalize interception of web browsing and sale of the...more

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