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Federal Trade Commission takes first action under US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework

Baker & McKenzie
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USA
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September 28 2009

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken its first enforcement action pursuant to the US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework (Safe Harbor

Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Inc v Electronic Data Systems Corp

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 15 2008

Georgia’s Trade Secrets Act prohibits knowing misappropriation of trade secrets

Federal court decides that data breach case against supermarket chain can proceed, but only as to one plaintiff

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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May 15 2009

Earlier this week, the United States District Court for the District of Maine issued its ruling on a motion to dismiss a class action complaint against a supermarket chain based on a massive data breach

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court holds sale terms mandating individualized arbitration of claims violate public policy of unfair and deceptive practices statute favoring classwide resolution of small-value consumer claims

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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August 31 2009

In Feeney v. Dell, Inc., 454 Mass. 192 (2009), plaintiffs filed a putative class action claiming defendant computer manufacturer had violated Mass. Gen. L. ch. 93A, the Massachusetts unfair and deceptive practices statute, by collecting sales tax on plaintiffs’ purchase of service contracts when no such tax was actually due

Technology company employee pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets to sell to foreign governments

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 17 2008

On February 29, 2008, Allen Cotten pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Sacramento to stealing microwave technologies from his former employer, Genesis Microwave, Inc., and selling or offering them for sale to foreign governments and military contractors

SOX litigation-hold triggers public and private companies susceptible to criminal prosecution for obstruction of justice

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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March 24 2008

Years after passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, many companies still believe the Act applies uniquely to public companies

Class action lawsuits follow new privacy legislation

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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April 10 2007

Over the last decade, the privacy of various personal information, including Social Security numbers and credit card numbers, and identity theft have become national concerns

Liability for data security breaches expanding

Vedder Price PC
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USA
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May 1 2007

On January 17, 2007, a computer hacker accessed the computer systems of TJX Companies, Inc., a parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshall’s and other retailers, and stole sensitive and confidential information communicated during customer transactions dating back to 2003

Massachusetts court upholds ruling that e-mail settlement is enforceable

Dentons
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Canada, USA
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February 6 2008

A January 2008 decision of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts provides a cautionary tale regarding the use of e-mail when negotiating agreements

Non-competes and trade secrets in the business negotiation context

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 15 2009

Although most non-compete and trade secret disputes arise from the employer-employee relationship, these issues can arise in any number of contexts

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Federal Trade Commission takes first action under US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework

Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Inc v Electronic Data Systems Corp

Federal court decides that data breach case against supermarket chain can proceed, but only as to one plaintiff

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court holds sale terms mandating individualized arbitration of claims violate public policy of unfair and deceptive practices statute favoring classwide resolution of small-value consumer claims

Technology company employee pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets to sell to foreign governments

SOX litigation-hold triggers public and private companies susceptible to criminal prosecution for obstruction of justice

Class action lawsuits follow new privacy legislation

Liability for data security breaches expanding

Massachusetts court upholds ruling that e-mail settlement is enforceable

Non-competes and trade secrets in the business negotiation context

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