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Disgorgement Fiduciary Duty Unjust Enrichment

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

When trustee’s unauthorized self-dealing causes no direct harm to trust corpus can trustee still be surcharged?

Profit narrowly defined is total revenue minus total expenses, i.e., net gain. Profit broadly defined is merely a synonym for benefit. When a trustee’s unauthorized self-dealing directly harms the trust estate, the trustee is...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Sues Investment Adviser for Nondisclosure of Revenue Sharing Agreement Details

On Aug. 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) charged Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, dba Commonwealth Financial Network (Commonwealth), a registered independent investment adviser to private clients (but not...more

Holland & Knight LLP

“Head Start” Damages Affirmed Against Employee Who Started Competitor in China

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An often sought remedy in trade secret cases is unjust enrichment, which DTSA and several uniform state trade secret acts permit plaintiffs to seek for the unlawful benefit received by defendants "that is not addressed in...more

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Sixth Circuit Expands Availability of Remedies Under ERISA

The Sixth Circuit recently concluded that a disability plan participant was entitled to relief consisting of benefits under the plan and disgorgement of defendant’s profits for delaying payment. In so ruling, the Court found...more

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