In September 2011, a federal jury in Virginia awarded DuPont $919.9 Million in a trade secret misappropriation case. DuPont brought the case against Kolon Industries, a South Korean competitor, claiming that Kolon misappropriated 149 of its trade secrets relating to its aramid fiber technology, which is used in products such as Kevlar body armor. The
What Does “Authorized” Mean? Liability for “Indirect” Computer Invasion Under the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), enacted in 1984 was the first federal law to address computer crime. It originated as a criminal statute and initially was directed only to important federal interest computer crimes. As information technology and applications increased exponentially over the next two decades, so did the scope of the CFAA.
California Uniform Trade Secrets Act Preemption: Golden Bullet or Much Ado About Nothing
It is common for plaintiffs in employee-related trade secrets and unfair competition cases to allege something of a grab bag of statutory and common law theories. Often, claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, intentional interference with economic advantage, breach of duty, and common law unfair competition will be based on the same set of facts
Weintraub’s L&E Law Blog is in the Top 25
By: Chuck Post
Over the last year, Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin has tripled the size of its employment law department. In addition to enhancing the services we can provide to our clients, this growth has allowed us to continue presenting our quality seminars and maintaining our Labor and Employment Law Blog. Our results
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Big news! Weintraub’s L&E Law Blog is one of the nominated candidates for the LexisNexis Top 25 Labor and Employment Law Blogs of 2011.
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