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If your company has been sued for trade secret misappropriation, you are not without options. Trade secret litigation can move quickly and carry high stakes, including reputational harm, operational disruption, and...more
Ed. Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles taken from Gavin Parsons' CLE presentation for the North Carolina Bar Association's Antitrust and Complex Business Dispute CLE Program presented on Thursday, January 30,...more
Summary - Courts across the country have found that the DTSA can reach a foreign defendant’s conduct when — in the words of 18 U.S.C. § 1837(2) — “an act in furtherance” of the misappropriation was committed in the United...more
A recent federal court decision in T&T Management, Inc. v. Choice Hotels, Inc. underscores key contractual and operational considerations for franchisors. T&T filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota...more
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