A federal judge is demanding an explanation from a patent holding company after it asked her to dismiss its trade secrets suit against Foley & Lardner. SPH America filed a voluntary motion to dismiss its complaint, which accused the firm of revealing in court documents confidential information it had gleaned while defending a client SPH had sued. The judge has threatened to dismiss the case with prejudice, writing that "this plaintiff has an unusual record of filing complaints in this district and then dismissing them."
October 05, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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A federal judge is demanding an explanation from a patent holding company after it asked her to dismiss its trade secrets suit against Foley & Lardner.
On Sept. 28, Virginia-based SPH America, formed in 2008 by former Fish & Richardson associate Choongsoo Park, filed a voluntary motion to dismiss its complaint against Foley. It filed suit in August, accusing the firm of revealing in court documents confidential information it had gleaned while defending a client SPH had sued.
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