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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

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

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

Massachusetts judge finds statutory trade secrets misappropriation, despite contrary jury verdict in parallel common law action, and awards plaintiff draconian injunctive relief and millions of dollars in damages, fees and costs

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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November 30 2011

When the evidence of trade secret misappropriation and resulting substantial damages is compelling, defendants should expect to get hammered in court

Court declines to stop defendant from seeking to obtain public records that contain plaintiff's trade secrets

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 30 2010

A federal court recently declined to issue a blanket injunction to thwart the defendant's campaign to obtain trade secrets information through public records requests, stressing the right and importance of access to public records

Court of Federal Claims details how to compute damages for misappropriation of an asset that has no readily ascertainable market value

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 8 2011

A few years after ruling that the Air Force violated the confidentiality clauses of contracts with a government contractor by disclosing its proprietary information relating to the manufacturing process for a conveyor used in assembling smart bombs weighing more than a ton each, the Court of Federal Claims recently determined the contractor’s damages

Michigan court orders corporation to reveal facts regarding potential misappropriation

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 1 2011

Entities do not have the right to claim a privilege against self-incrimination

Award of damages for misappropriation does not preclude also awarding injunctive relief

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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June 22 2011

Clarifying the legal principle that an injunction will only be entered if there is no adequate remedy at law, the Ohio Court of Appeals held recently that an award of damages for past trade secret misappropriation is not inconsistent with, and does not preclude granting, injunctive relief to prevent future harm

Use of even a small amount of commercially valuable confidential information obtained from someone without authority to convey it constitutes actionable trade secret misappropriation according to Eighth Circuit

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 19 2011

A recent Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, extremely favorable to a plaintiff alleging trade secret misappropriation, holds that protection may be accorded to a compilation of information if reasonable efforts were made to keep the compilation secret, where the compilation adds value to the information, regardless of the amount of the information that already was in the public domain

Filing a patent application covering a misappropriated trade secret held to constitute a "use" which justifies $600,000 in compensatory damages

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 6 2012

Quoting Section 40, comment c, of the Restatement (Third) of Unfair Competition, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held recently that “Any exploitation of the trade secret that is likely to result in injury to the trade secret owner or enrichment to the defendant” constitutes a “use” giving rise to liability for misappropriation