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Two manufacturers’ grants of exclusive dealerships to home depot held not enough to allege illegal agreement

  • Gray Plant Mooty
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2013

A federal district court in California this month dismissed claims by a smaller hardware store chain against Home Depot and two manufacturers of

Court finds Texas company stole trade secrets after hiring employee from competitor

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2012

In late May, after a three-week trial, a Houston federal court jury ruled M3 Technology, Inc. had misappropriated trade secrets from innovative engineering software provider AspenTechnology, Inc., infringed copyrights, and illicitly interfered with AspenTech’s non-compete agreement with a former employee, an expert on refinery efficiency and head of AspenTech’s R&D Division

Seventh Circuit dismisses unusual derivative action challenging interlocking directorate

  • Greenberg Traurig LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 29 2012

On June 13, 2012, a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Panel slapped down a derivative action against Sears Holding Corporation ("Sears") alleging a violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits interlocking directorates

Mobile game rivals clash in California trade secret and unfair competition suit

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 15 2012

The litigation between Kixeye and Zynga, two rivals in the mobile gaming market, has heated up over the past week

Covenant against competition in consultant agreement does not violate Sherman Act

  • Gray Plant Mooty
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 12 2012

Mary Kay sued a former national sales director (the next level up from a Mary Kay consultant) for enforcement of a contractual covenant against competition

Embezzlement & misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuits more prevalent

  • Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 14 2012

A Houston law firm recently filed for a TRO against its former office manager for embezzlement, misappropriation of trade secrets, confidential and privileged information, unfair competition, and breach of fiduciary duty

Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Kirkland: Delaware Court of Chancery provides guidance on pleading claims for unfair competition, tortious interference with prospective business relations, and violations of the Delaware Deceptive Trade Practices Act

  • Fish & Richardson PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 16 2010

The jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery was expanded in 2003 to cover a broader array of technology disputes

Foreign shareholder group authorised to join New York class action suit against Vivendi

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France, USA
  • -
  • October 31 2009

A group of French minority shareholders have been admitted to join a class action suit initiated against Vivendi in New York

European Court of Justice rejects attorney-client privilege for in-house counsel

  • Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 17 2010

In a much anticipated decision, issued on September 14, 2010, the European Court of Justice reconfirmed that communications with in-house counsel are not privileged under European Union law (E.U.) Case C-55007, Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd. & Akros Chemicals Ltd. v. European Commission

Keep your pot of gold hidden, Ohio court rules information posted online not trade secret

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 16 2012

St. Patrick’s Day calls to mind the traditional Irish folklore of leprechauns and their hidden pots of gold