Not All Documents Labeled Confidential Actually Are: Texas Jury Finds $23M Trade Secret Case Was Brought in Bad Faith |  Seyfarth Shaw

Not All Documents Labeled Confidential Actually Are: Texas Jury Finds $23M Trade Secret Case Was Brought in Bad Faith | Seyfarth Shaw

On May 31, 2023, a Harris County Texas District Court jury found a telecom company acted in bad faith by filing a $23 million trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against a rival where the underlying technology was found to not actually

Illinois Court Requires Express Delineation of Any Non-Employment Consideration for a Restrictive Covenant

Illinois Court Requires Express Delineation of Any Non-Employment Consideration for a Restrictive Covenant

For the last decade, one of the biggest issues in the Illinois noncompete law has been what constitutes adequate consideration for a post-employment restrictive covenant, apart from employment lasting at least two years after the agreement was signed. The “24 …

Computers on Wheels: One OEM Settles Claims While Another Scores a Win in Cases Involving Allegedly Botched OTA Updates |  Seyfarth Shaw

Computers on Wheels: One OEM Settles Claims While Another Scores a Win in Cases Involving Allegedly Botched OTA Updates | Seyfarth Shaw

A recent motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement filed in federal court in Georgia will bring to a close claims asserted on behalf of a class of Porsche owners for a purportedly botched over-the-air (“OTA”) software update

FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, the Lone Dissenting Voice on the FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban, Resigns

FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, the Lone Dissenting Voice on the FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban, Resigns

FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, published an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal today in which she announced her resignation from the FTC and explained her reasoning. Readers may recall that Commissioner Wilson was the lone dissenting voice on the FTC’s …

Webinar Recap!  Overview of Non-Compete Laws and Enforcement Points from 2022 |  Seyfarth Shaw

Webinar Recap! Overview of Non-Compete Laws and Enforcement Points from 2022 | Seyfarth Shaw

Within the remaining 2022 webinar, Seyfarth attorneys Kate Perrelli, Dan Hart, and Dallin Wilson mentioned new and pending laws and enforcement points for non-competes.

As a conclusion to this webinar, we compiled a abstract of takeaways:

  • The state regulation on
Recap!  Seyfarth Attorneys Marcus Mintz and Alex Meier Current at AIPLA Convention on Commerce Secrets and techniques |  Seyfarth Shaw

Recap! Seyfarth Attorneys Marcus Mintz and Alex Meier Current at AIPLA Convention on Commerce Secrets and techniques | Seyfarth Shaw

The American Mental Property Regulation Affiliation just lately accomplished its Commerce Secrets and techniques Summit in Miami, Florida. The subjects for the convention included:

  • A legislative replace
  • Finest practices for figuring out commerce secrets and techniques in litigation
  • Developments in