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Illinois federal court issues preliminary injunction prohibiting use of misappropriated trade secrets but rejects request for expanded injunction based on alleged “inevitable disclosure”

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 28 2013

A recent Illinois trade secrets and non-compete decision involving a 3D printing salesman serves as a reminder that some Illinois courts will

Preliminary injunction issued by Nebraska federal district court to level the playing field in trade secrets dispute

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 13 2013

A federal district court in Nebraska recently issued a significant preliminary injunction preventing trade secret misappropriation and unlawful

Connecticut court has jurisdiction over Canadian defendant charged with misappropriation of Canadian company’s trade secret emails

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 10 2013

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Connecticut federal court's order dismissing for lack of personal jurisdiction a Connecticut

Rankings of NFL prospects may constitute trade secrets

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 7 2013

With today's college football National Championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame, a recent trade secret decision regarding the interplay between

If confidential information constituted a trade secret on the date it was misappropriated, the misappropriation is actionable

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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October 4 2012

A district court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin recently held that even though misappropriated information no longer was a trade secret on the date the wrongdoer was sued, a misappropriation lawsuit may be maintained if the information qualified as a trade secret on the date of the wrongdoing

Despite allegations that something fishy was occurring, Kentucky federal district court rules that Texas corporate defendant was not subject to personal jurisdiction in trade secret misappropriation suit

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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September 21 2012

MPI, a Texas company, went to Kentucky and allegedly attempted to hire two Luvata employees, Foster and Meredith

“Prior restraint” doctrine may preclude enjoining a newspaper from publishing misappropriated trade secrets

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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September 3 2012

A reporter for a business publication somehow obtained information contained in a privately held company’s confidential interim financial statements

Alabama federal court issues decision regarding measuring the “amount in controversy” when the plaintiff’s state court trade secret misappropriation complaint is silent as to the amount of damages and the defendant removes the case to federal court

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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August 23 2012

A recent Alabama federal court decision discusses how to determine the “amount in controversy” when a state court trade secret misappropriation case is removed to federal court based on diversity of citizenship, but the complaint is silent as to the amount of damages demanded

Considerations in determining whether to grant to a prevailing trade secret misappropriation plaintiff a permanent injunction in addition to substantial damages

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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August 7 2012

When a plaintiff alleging trade secret misappropriation obtains a judgment for substantial damages, the award may serve solely to compensate for past wrongs, or it may redress both past and future injuries

April Fools' Day prank leads to trade secrets litigation

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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May 7 2012

A recent federal decision from Connecticut confirms the notion that information knowingly posted on the Internet by its owner cannot constitute a protectable trade secret