Sentences with phrase «for trade secrets theft»

► «Last week, federal prosecutors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, announced the indictments of biomedical researchers Yu Xue and Lucy Xi, as well as three associates, for trade secrets theft, wire fraud, and other charges,» Mara Hvistendahl reported Tuesday at ScienceInsider.

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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 Waymo unit is seeking about $ 2.6 billion from Uber for the alleged theft of one of several trade secrets in a lawsuit over self - driving cars, a lawyer for Uber said on Wednesday.

SXSW comes after a string of embarrassing reports for Uber that put on display the company's treatment of women, its treatment of drivers, its alleged theft of trade secrets, its use of software to circumvent government officials, and its peculiar partnership with China's Baidu.

Appthority's Uber findings come after a series of public relations fiascos for the ride - hailing company, which has had to deal with allegations of sexism, sexual harassment, government circumvention, and trade secret theft in the past month.

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

President Trump plans to announce at least $ 50 billion worth of tariffs and other penalties on China for its theft of intellectual property (IP), technology, and trade secrets.

The United States plans to apply the tariffs to about $ 50 billion worth of goods to punish China for its theft of trade secrets, including software, patents and other technology.

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday plans to announce at least $ 50 billion worth of annual tariffs and other penalties on China for its theft of technology and trade secrets, which administration officials say has robbed American companies of billions of dollars in revenue and killed thousands of jobs.

Potentially the most significant trade investigation examines China's alleged theft of intellectual property and Beijing's requirement that some foreign companies surrender their technology secrets in return for access to its 1.4 billion - person market.

Trump today plans to announce at least $ 50 billion worth of annual tariffs and other penalties on China for its theft of technology and trade secrets, which administration officials say has robbed American companies of billions of dollars in revenue and killed thousands of jobs.

The Committee of 100, a group of influential Chinese - Americans whose membership includes former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao and David Ho, scientific director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City, has held seminars across the country for scientists outlining the laws governing trade secrets theft and export controls on critical technologies and explaining how to avoid inviting suspicion.

Not satisfied with this civil suit, Cisco complained to the US Secret Service that Adekeye's conduct amounted to theft of trade secrets, with the upshot that 97 counts of criminal charges were laid and an arrest warrant for Adekeye was issued.

White collar crime is a generic term for crimes involving antitrust violations, computer / internet fraud, credit card fraud, phone / telemarketing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, health care fraud, environmental law violations, insurance fraud, mail fraud, government fraud, tax evasion, financial fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, bribery, kickbacks, counterfeiting, public corruption, money laundering, embezzlement, economic espionage, and trade secret theft, and other forms of dishonest business schemes.

So the company sued and is seeking damages for the alleged theft of its trade secrets, i.e., the Twitter account and its followers.

Represented individual financial advisors in a FINRA arbitration brought by former employer involving claims for breach of non-solicitation agreements and theft of trade secrets.

Multiple investigations, cases and actions brought on behalf of Fortune 500 corporations for thefts and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Represented leader in production of and supply of reagents for life sciences industry in action against former employees and new competing venture for theft of trade secrets.

According to the San Francisco legal newspaper The Recorder, Los Angeles - based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges ran an ad in one of its business litigation newsletters boasting of its recent victories, including securing a $ 65 million settlement for its former client, ConnectU in its trade secret theft lawsuit against Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg.

Videogame publisher ZeniMax sues Oculus, alleging theft of trade secrets during development of gaming headset Facebook bought for $ 2 billion, Reuters

After successfully defending a preliminary injunction hearing in Western District of Oklahoma, obtained favorable settlement for franchisee in case alleging breach of franchise agreement, theft of trade secrets and confidential information, and trade dress, trademark, and copyright infringement.

Peter Mavrick, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, successfully defended a professional recruiting business for alleged theft of trade secrets.

The UTSA, enacted in almost the entire U.S., except for the states of New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts, is designed to protect trade secrets from misappropriation by enabling injunctive relief and damages against parties that obtained your idea through improper means, such as espionage or theft.

The firm has tried and / or arbitrated cases involving claims for wrongful termination, age discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, national origin discrimination, racial discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour violations, ERISA violations, sexual harassment, breach of contract, trade secret theft, defamation, violation of family leave laws, whistleblower (including Sarbanes - Oxley Act and Dodd - Frank Act) and many other claims.

Entered nondischargeability judgments against bankruptcy debtors after having previously represented the creditor in a Superior Court trial to judgment against the same debtors for theft of trade secrets.

Conducted an internal investigation for one of North America's largest plastics compounders and resins distributors in response to a federal investigation stemming from the alleged theft of trade secrets by a subcontractor.

The Explosion of Litigation Arising from Employee Theft of Trade Secrets, Institute for Corporate Counsel

He is an Editor and Co-author of «Cyber Security Strategy for Litigation and Compliance,» which is the first book in the Japanese legal marketplace discussing multi-stakeholder risk management strategies relating to external cyber-attacks and insider cyber trade secret theft.

Trial counsel for E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in federal trial involving theft of trade secrets by a competitor.

Ladd has extensive experience prosecuting and defending complex business litigation matters, including disputes involving claims for breach of contract, business fraud, violations of fiduciary duties, breach of non-compete covenants, theft of trade secrets and business defamation.

Representation of railroad testing company against former director of technology and his new employer for theft of trade secrets.

For example, an insurance company may call HLG to defend their factory - owner insured after an explosion at the factory killed some workers, or a major truck crash and pile - up on the expressway, or fatal train derailment, or major theft of trade secrets.

Some of our notable entertainment and media attorneys are: John Quinn, General Counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who has also represented entertainment and media clients in a number of high profile cases; Kathleen Sullivan, the former Dean of Stanford Law School, First Amendment scholar, and nationally renowned appellate advocate, who heads the firm's appellate practice group; Bob Raskopf, an expert in the sports, entertainment and media bars in New York, who is perhaps best known for his work on behalf of professional sports leagues and teams, newspapers and publishers; Claude Stern, who has represented a broad array of leading software developers, videogame manufacturers, online publishers and other media clients in all forms of intellectual property litigation, including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, and licensing disputes; Bruce Van Dalsem, who has tried and resolved disputes for studios, producers and performing artists in the film, television, music and finance businesses, securing a top five verdict in California based on the misappropriation of a film library; Gary Gans, an expert litigator in motion picture financing, production and distribution disputes, as well as copyright and idea theft cases, who has been named in 2012 by The Hollywood Reporter as one of America's «Top Entertainment Attorneys;» Jeff McFarland, who has litigated entertainment related cases for more than 20 years, including cases involving motion picture and television series profits, video game licenses, idea theft and the «seven year rule;» and Michael Williams, who represents a satellite exhibitor and other media clients in trademark, copyright, patent, antitrust and other commercial litigation.

A 2013 litigation forecast for in - house counsel predicts «no end in sight» for wage and hour litigation, a growing sophistication in trade secret theft and new spoliation challenges in e-discovery.

Third, no country should conduct or support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, trade secrets, or other confidential business information for commercial gain.

The Hartford insurance company, for example, recently had to pay $ 80 million to an independent inventor, Bancorp Services, in order to settle a patent infringement and theft of trade secret lawsuit for a type of corporate owned life insurance product invented and patented by Bancorp..

It certainly would be interesting to know Uber's total cost to date for attorney fees, fines, suit settlements, alleged theft of trade secrets, lobbying etc..

Not only could you find yourself on the end of a legal suit for theft of trade secrets, your new employer could potentially rescind your offer or fire you outright if you're employment poses too great a liability.