Sentences with phrase «sjc trade secrets case»

In Uber's situation, chat logs that could help get to the bottom of the trade secrets case are now inaccessible.

«As the world becomes more advanced, technology just becomes worth more,» says Peter Toren, a former federal prosecutor and a litigator with Weisbrod Matteis & Copley in Washington, D.C., who specializes in trade secrets cases.

Mr. Jacobs's letter is part of a trade secrets case that Uber is fighting against Waymo, the self - driving - automobile business that operates under Google's parent company.

Shannon M. Lynch, an employment attorney in Boston who handles trade secret cases, said the decision is similar in reasoning to Brooks Automation, Inc. v. Blueshift Technologies, Inc., a 2007 decision in which the Appeals Court also rejected a company's attempt to categorize a counterclaim in a trade secret case as a SLAPP suit.

A recent issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features Shannon Lynch in an article titled «Counterclaim in trade secrets case isn't SLAPP suit.»

John Picone, chair of the firm's Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group, added, «I met Jeff many years ago when we were on opposite sides of a trade secret case.

This was the warning issued last week by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a Wisconsin magistrate judge sealed her opinions in two trade secrets cases.

In addition, he litigated several significant trade secret cases, as well as copyright and trademark matters.

Represented a client in a state jury trial of a seminal Texas trade secret case involving the client's former employees.

Breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets case relating to ultra-high molecular weight polymer technology

Mediated a trade secret case alleging theft and misuse of trade secrets relating to specialized switches used to route traffic along a high performance optical network

Represented NFL coaches in a copyright and trade secret case against coaches who posted confidential NFL playbooks on the Internet.

Represented an aerospace coating manufacturing and systems integration company in a trade secrets case against former employees, resulting in a favorable resolution and judgment in favor of the client.

He also has represented clients in non-practicing entity (NPE) and trade secrets cases in both state and federal court in Delaware.

Arbitrated breach of contract and theft of trade secrets case between U.S. auto parts manufacturer and it's Chinese joint venture partner

Lead counsel in successful prosecution of misappropriation of trade secrets case in the Eastern District of Virginia.

AgentWare v. Ford Motor Company — Jury Trial Defended Ford in trade secrets case relating to computer software for assembly line visualization.

As trial counsel, Mr. Davis has obtained favorable verdicts for his clients in jury and bench trials in both state and federal courts in a wide variety of trademark, patent and trade secrets cases, as well as breach of contract and corporate matters.

Moderator, «Proving (or Attacking) Lost Profits Damages in Trade Secrets Cases and Other Cases» (TexasBarCLE webast, 2016)

Bruce Raymond quoted by Mass Lawyers Weekly on SJC Trade Secrets Case.

Obtained TRO and preliminary injunction and favorable settlement on behalf of a national law firm in breach of fiduciary duty and theft of trade secrets case against another national firm.

Time is of the essence in trade secrets cases.

Ms. Miller provides clients with advice concerning Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, breach of contract, wrongful discharge, defamation, non-compete, and trade secret cases.

Panelist, «Obtaining Injunctive Relief in Trade Secret Cases,» 37th Annual IP Institute of the State Bar of California, November 8, 2012

Represented SK Hynix against Toshiba and SanDisk in a multi-national lawsuit which plaintiffs have asserted to be the largest trade secret case in the world

who apparently on January 26, 2017 scolded both attorneys for their behavior in a contentious trade secrets case.

Following one week trial, obtained defense judgment finding that business plaintiff failed to prove causation of any damages in misappropriation of trade secrets case where default judgment had been entered against defendants when represented by predecessor counsel.

Michael represents employers and a broad range of companies and organizations in various business disputes, including trade secret cases; non-compete issues; discrimination, harassment and retaliation; the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN); and other federal and state statutes, as well as claims based on breach of contract.

He has extensive experience with complex patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets cases within the technology, life sciences, and software industries.

A McKool Smith lawyer recently helped convince a Delaware Court that a $ 10 million insurance policy his hotel chain client purchased from National Union Fire Insurance Company should cover his defense costs of a trade secrets case — even though the policy excluded trade secrets claims.

There, plaintiffs lost a patent infringement / trade secrets case.

Trade secrets cases are dismissed at a lower rate (22 percent) than other types of complex civil litigation actions.

Plaintiff obtained a default judgment of $ 25,000, plus $ 144,103 in attorney's fees under Civil Code section 3426.4 (a fee shifting statutory provision applicable in trade secret cases), and $ 16,497 in costs.

Summary judgments motions are 50/50 propositions at best, but in trade secrets cases the legal standards push that down closer to 40 percent.

Trade secrets cases typically arise in the provincial superior courts on issues of employees leaving for competitors, a break down in a contractual relation or applications over handling of private information encompassed within responses under various freedom of information legislation.

While it's still early to interpret how it will affect trade secret litigation, some things are clear, especially that federal court dockets will see an increase in more private trade secrets cases.

Weighing in on a trade secret case that could have dramatic implications for free speech on the...

Not exact matches

Alsup referred the case to the U.S. Department of Justice for investigation of possible trade secret theft on Thursday, when the ruling was released under seal.

Alphabet's (goog) Waymo self - driving car unit asked a U.S. judge on Monday to postpone an upcoming trade secrets trial against Uber Technologies (uber), so Waymo could investigate whether Uber withheld important evidence in the case.

Crime Inc. follows cases where livelihoods are threatened, reputations ruined and trade secrets are bought and sold.

In some cases, they face jail time and massive fines for network intrusion and theft of trade secrets both classified as federal crimes.

But a business that hasn't applied for copyrights or patents, registered its trade name and trademark, or protected its trade secrets — and actively defended them — may have trouble making its case in court.

«On a general level, there can be practical barriers to pursuit of a criminal case, such as the victim company's fear of embarrassment, reputational damage, or the perceived risk — real or not — that their trade secrets will be exposed in a court proceeding,» said Brooke French, shareholder at law firm Carlton Fields.

At issue in Salman's appeal is whether the government in insider trading cases must prove that an alleged source of corporate secrets like the brother - in - law received a tangible benefit like cash in exchange for any tips.

The case hinges on whether ride - hailing firm Uber used trade secrets from Alphabet's self - driving car unit to advance its autonomous vehicle program.

Even if a jury finds that Uber stole Waymo trade secrets, Uber says in court filings that its engineers have designed around the Waymo technology at issue in the case.

Now, Alphabet, which filed a lawsuit against self - driving truck startup Otto and Uber for patent infringement and stealing trade secrets back in February, says the contents of the letter might contain information that could be relevant to the case.

The company has to prove that Uber, not Levandowski — who is not a party to the case and has pleaded the Fifth Amendment — misappropriated Waymo's self - driving trade secrets.

The judge in the case, William Alsup, and the jury that has yet to be selected have a difficult task ahead of them as they eventually work to determine whether Uber is guilty of misappropriating trade secrets.

«After dropping their patent claims, this week Waymo lost one of the trade secrets they claimed was most important, had their damages expert excluded, and saw an entire defendant removed from the case — and all this before the trial has even started.»