332 results for 'cat:"Trade Secrets"'.
J. Robart denies the biopharmaceutical company's motion to seal the Dana Berkowitz declaration related to its complaint accusing the multinational pharmaceutical company of taking credit for the biopharmaceutical company's development of a Covid-19 vaccine. The ingredients listed in the biopharmaceutical company's amended complaint are not trade secrets, and while it may redact information about confidential discussions or agreements with suppliers, the biopharmaceutical company is warned against attempting to redact entire document pages.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Robart, Filed On: December 5, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv334, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: trade Secrets, Covid-19
J. Wicks grants a motion to disqualify an attorney from acting as defense counsel for a group of companies named in a civil lawsuit brought by a series of car dealerships that alleges an illegal racketeering scheme to setup a separate group of car dealerships by stealing the dealers’ funds, employees and trade secrets. The court finds the attorney is barred under the advocate-witness rule, as he is a necessary witness who will be called upon to provide testimony regarding acts of fraud that he allegedly committed in furtherance of the scheme.
Court: USDC Eastern District of New York, Judge: Wicks, Filed On: December 1, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv6188, NOS: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) - Other Suits, Categories: Fraud, trade Secrets, Racketeering
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J. Rubin denies a former employee’s motion to dismiss in this lawsuit brought by a logistics company alleging a scheme to steal confidential trade secrets. The logistics company alleges when the employee provided his resignation he lied and failed to disclose information about his future employment. During the transition period is when the employee misrepresented by concealment the company’s confidential data causing material harm and damages.
Court: USDC Maryland, Judge: Rubin, Filed On: November 28, 2023, Case #: 1:23cv242, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: trade Secrets
J. Rodriguez grants two home renovation companies’ motions to dismiss deceptive trade practices allegations brought by a custom cabinetry firm, claiming a former business development manager stole information to directly compete with the firm. The firm was unable to provide sufficient evidence that the manager absconded with specific information that would compromise the firm's business and give an advantage to the one company which hired her after she left the firm. Deception cannot be established because general information such as what the manager remembered about working at the firm, and customers' observation of how cabinets are installed in their homes for example, are not enough to support a claim of misappropriation of trade secrets under state or federal law.
Court: USDC Western District of North Carolina, Judge: Rodriguez, Filed On: November 21, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv186, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: trade Secrets, Tort, Contract
J. Burns denies a motion for rehearing filed by a company accused of infringement in a trade secrets case. The trial court properly held the company cannot compel arbitration against the semiconductor manufacturer whose trade secrets were allegedly misappropriated by its former employee, as it is not party to the employee's contract with his previous employer.
Court: California Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Burns , Filed On: November 20, 2023, Case #: A165378, Categories: Arbitration, trade Secrets
J. Marks partially grants a refrigeration company's motion for a temporary restraining order against two former employees in a misappropriation of trade secrets complaint. The employees and any other person or entity that they participate with are hereby enjoined from accessing or disclosing any more information belonging to the company or soliciting business from any person or entity of the refrigeration company. All confidential information and equipment shall be returned within 24 hours. The employees must preserve all evidence that could be relevant to this suit.
Court: USDC Middle District of Alabama, Judge: Marks, Filed On: November 17, 2023, Case #: 1:23cv667, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: trade Secrets, Restraining Order
J. Kearney grants one software development group’s motion for summary judgment against another in this breach of contract and trade secret dispute. The individual employees accused of wrongdoing did not sign the contract in question, and thus, cannot be held liable for an alleged breach.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Kearney, Filed On: November 15, 2023, Case #: 2:20cv6424, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, trade Secrets, Contract
J. Boyle grants a die cutting machine distributor's motion to dismiss a manufacturer's allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets and copyright infringement. The manufacturer claims that several of its employees left it for a new direct competitor and took trade secrets with them, with which the distributor helped them in order to expand its own customer base. However, the manufacturer fails to report specific information that was misappropriated and shows no plausible evidence that the distributor aided the former employees.
Court: USDC Eastern District of North Carolina, Judge: Boyle, Filed On: November 15, 2023, Case #: 5:23cv134, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, trade Secrets, Unfair Competition
J. Currault grants a request by an education technology company that provides classroom audio and camera systems, ordering a software development company to supplement its responses to more specifically identify the trade secrets that the technology company has allegedly stolen. A recently enacted rule requires a statement of a greater degree of particularity than the categories within which the trade secret information may fall, such as that set forth in the publicly available complaint, and more than simple generalized descriptions.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Louisiana , Judge: Currault, Filed On: November 15, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv2862, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Evidence, trade Secrets
J. Deavers denies, in part, the competitor's motion to compel discovery, ruling the auto glass company has provided sufficient responses to interrogatories about potential damages for loss of business, although supplementation from expert witnesses may be required further along in the case. However, the motion to compel will be granted as it pertains to the competitor's request for additional information about the pay scale for glass technicians, which does not cover all of the glass company's 13,000 employees, but rather a small subset that is crucial to the case.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Deavers, Filed On: November 14, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv4558, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: trade Secrets, Discovery, Contract
J. Brailsford denies a construction equipment rental and logistics company's motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin its competitor from using its customer database which it alleges was accessed by former employees who were hired by the competitor. The company has not shown a likelihood to succeed on the merits of its allegations that the competitor misappropriated its trade secrets, as it has not provided evidence that the competitor or its employees misappropriated the consumer database. The company offers no forensic evidence that former employees downloaded information from the database or accessed the database after their employment ended.
Court: USDC Idaho, Judge: Brailsford, Filed On: November 13, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv430, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: trade Secrets, Injunction
J. Burkhardt grants a former senior account manager's motion to compel her former life science company employer to produce a modified version of an incentive plan document. The former employee, who is being sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets, sufficiently shows that the document would support her counterclaim for past due incentive rewards.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Burkhardt, Filed On: November 13, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv1952, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: Employment, trade Secrets, Discovery
J. Bashant grants counter-claimant Viking Air's motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining Ikhana Group and Aevex Aerospace from marketing or selling any modification that increases the maximum take-off weight of Viking's 400 Series Twin Otter Aircraft in commuter operations. Viking has met its burden of demonstrating a likelihood of irreparable harm by alleging that Ikhana is using its trade secrets for commercial advantage and intends to continue using them. Meanwhile, the narrow injunction "will not pulverize Ikhana's existing business."
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Bashant, Filed On: November 7, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv1306, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: trade Secrets, Contract, Injunction
J. Conrad orders one mortgage company to identify all devices that another lender gave to employees of the mortgage company when they previously worked for the lender. This is because the lender accuses said employees of violations of restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition when they began working for the company. The company denies any wrongdoing and argues the lender has no right to inspect the devices, nor to continue soliciting the employees for them. However, the order stipulates the company must present the devices for inspection to continue litigation.
Court: USDC Western District of North Carolina, Judge: Conrad, Filed On: November 3, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv633, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Contract
J. Sheridan allows employees to continue counterclaims stemming from trade secrets claims contending the company's proprietary information had been posted during discovery related to various complaints. The company seeks repayment of salaries paid to the employees, which could constitute retaliation, and whether the company sued other employees for failing to return laptops remains in dispute.
Court: USDC New Jersey, Judge: Sheridan , Filed On: November 2, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv16937, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: trade Secrets, Employment Retaliation