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By Ben Hancock | July 12, 2017
The firm revealed in a filing Wednesday that it accidentally kept copies of some documents from Anthony Levandowski, who is accused of stealing over 14,000 files from Google's self-driving car division.
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By Benjamin H. Mccoy | July 11, 2017
On May 11, 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1836, et. seq., was signed into law. At the time, the DTSA was hailed for providing federal protection against the growing problem of corporate espionage. For the most part, the first year of the DTSA unfolded as expected. Federal trade secret filings increased and many litigants attempted to utilize the unique remedies offered by the DTSA. However, the relative infancy of the DTSA leaves many issues open to interpretation. Below, we briefly review some of the major developments during the first year of the DTSA.
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By William "Chip" Collins Jr., Burr & Forman | July 10, 2017
To mitigate damage and try to preserve the protected status of trade secrets affected by a cyberattack, businesses must act fast.
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By Ross Todd | July 5, 2017
U.S. District Judge William Alsup is asking whether Uber's lawyers at MoFo have violated his orders that they hand over any Waymo files in their possession.
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By Eric J. Fues, Maximilienne Giannelli, and Jon T. Self | June 30, 2017
Explore how courts have treated the trade secret holder's disclosure obligations in cases brought under the DTSA, including whether, when, and how the “reasonable particularity” standard has been applied. Take a look at some practice tips for navigating discovery under cases brought under the DTSA.
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By John Council | June 30, 2017
To win a defense verdict in a $350 million trade secrets fight between the world's two largest essential oil companies, Ballard Spahr partner Mark Gaylord first had to convince a Utah judge that the case boiled down to simple contract dispute.
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By John Council | June 28, 2017
Scott McDonald represented Quantlab in a case that involved a former employee and an attorney.
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By Rhys Dipshan | June 26, 2017
High risk industries commonly have valuable data and trade secrets, and porous security foundations.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Insurer reimbursement rates were exempt from disclosure under Right-to-Know Law because insurer was statutorily required to submit them to Insurance Department, and thus department was construed to have "requested" the documents. Order of the Office of Open Records reversed.
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By Ben Hancock | June 22, 2017
Attorneys for Google's driverless car division say Morrison & Foerster lawyers had access to a portion of the stolen files at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit against Uber.
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