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In Trade Secrets Case, Court Upholds Injunction on Use of Errant Voicemail
A key argument in a trade secrets suit pertaining to the validity of a preliminary injunction has been denied, setting the stage for contempt hearings against two lawyers involved. Both sides have been butting heads over the use of a voicemail message recording ever since the California Supreme Court decided to review the case. At issue is what effect the high court's decision has on an earlier trial court's preliminary injunction against using the tape -- even though an appeal court later overruled it.Church Cases Swarming with Lawyers
Anyone who wanted to know how heavily insurers figure into the settlement picture in the Northern California clergy sex abuse cases needed only to be in Superior Court Judge David Hunter's Hayward courtroom this week. On Monday, about 60 attorneys had stuffed themselves into the arcing rows of chairs when the court clerk ordered anyone representing an insurance company to wait down the hall in an empty courtroom. All but a dozen people stood as laughter broke out in the room.
Contempt Claims Complicate IP Case
It started as just another trade secrets case. Then the California Supreme Court got involved, and the dispute grew into a snarl involving a potentially incriminating voicemail tape and attorney-client privilege, all topped off with contempt claims against two lawyers. The dispute stems from a message that Marvell Semiconductor officials left on the answering machine of a Jasmine Networks executive. The Marvell officials failed to hang up, and Jasmine's voicemail system continued to record the conversation.
In Executive's Trade Secret Prosecution, A Company's Outsized Role
The trial of executive recruiter David Nosal for computer hacking and theft of trade secrets drew attention from many quarters.
Money Talks With New DA Campaign Filings
Santa Clara County's four candidates gained momentum during the second half of 2005, clocking in a combined total of $346,548 in their race for district attorney.
Contempt Claims Complicate IP Case
It started as just another trade secrets case. Then the state supreme court got involved, resulting in a snarled mess involving a potentially incriminating voicemail tape and attorney-client privileges � all topped off with contempt claims against two lawyers.Surprise Lead Plaintiff in Network Case
Three months ago, lawyers litigating the securities class action against Network Associates snickered at Robert Vatuone's application to serve as lead plaintiff in the suit. Vatuone was just a lone investor in the software maker who claimed he lost $30,000 due to Network Associates' alleged financial chicanery. But after a series of rulings by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup and the surprising responses to those orders by institutional investors, Alsup designated Vatuone lead plaintiff.TRENDING STORIES
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