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No damages? Illinois federal court tosses Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim alleging hacking of law firm network

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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May 13 2013

An Illinois federal court recently found in the favor of the defendant on a plaintiff's Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim because the plaintiff

California Federal Court dismisses computer fraud and state unfair competition claims alleged against ex-employees accused of stealing computer source code

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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May 6 2013

A designer and marketer of stereophonic technology for presenting 3-D imaging on a computer screen recently sued some ex-employees in a California

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

Illinois legislator proposes unique Employment Noncompete Agreement Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 19 2013

Rep. Thomas Morrison, a Republican member of the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly, has introduced HB 2782 (98th G.A.) - the

California federal court allows non-signatory to arbitration agreement to compel arbitration in trade secrets dispute

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 25 2013

A federal district court in the Northern District of California recently found that a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement may enforce that

North Carolina federal court uses Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims against former employee and her new employer

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 20 2013

A North Carolina federal court judge exercised his discretion recently to deny a Federal Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss, for lack of subject-matter

New York Federal Court denies injunction to enforce restrictive covenants against terminated employee

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 13 2013

Garrod, a salesman for more than 25 years in the field of elastomeric precision products (EPP), was terminated in mid-2012 after spending an

New Jersey appellate court affirms no damages award against individual defendants in non-compete case

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 26 2013

A New Jersey jury decided that two individual defendants violated their non-competition contractual commitments but that they owed no damages. The

Are non-competition and non-solicitation provisions in an employment agreement enforceable despite the absence of compensable damages?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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October 15 2012

In a recent ruling, a West Virginia federal judge held that litigation involving a former employee’s claimed violation of covenants not to compete and not to solicit the ex-employer’s workers must proceed to trial even though the ex-employer produced no evidence of monetary loss

“Gist of the action” doctrine may require dismissal of tort claims based on breach of restrictive covenants in employment agreement

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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October 19 2012

Pursuant to the “Gist of the Action” doctrine, tort claims may be dismissed if they are “intertwined with,” and not just “collateral to,” contract claims in the same complaint

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