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New Jersey Law Journal

Despite GC's Intervention, Litigant Sanctioned for Spoliation, Cover-Up

A special master in the case said IQVIA "made a prima facie showing that Veeva was engaging or intended to engage in a crime or fraud at the time the DataDestroyed Spreadsheet was created and that the DataDestroyed Spreadsheet was used in furtherance of the alleged crime or fraud–namely, the spoliation of evidence."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How Baker Botts Won a 4-Week, In-Person Trade Secrets Trial

It took some "other-worldly" jury selection in NRG Arena, remote testimony from a couple of witnesses and live-streamed proceedings. But partners Danny David and Paul Morico were just grateful to be back in a courtroom. "The human aspect of this profession can't be overlooked," said David.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Should IP Rights Be Suspended for COVID Vaccines? A Q&A With University of Houston's Sapna Kumar

Though she considers herself "far from a pharmaceutical industry apologist," Kumar sees a few reasons to be skeptical of the broad waiver that India, South Africa and other countries are seeking from the WTO's TRIPS agreement.
10 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: After COVID Forced a Trade Secrets Mistrial, This Hogan Lovells Duo Scored a $152M Verdict on Second-Go

A nine-figure jury verdict win is impressive under any circumstances. But everything that led up to the East Texas verdict Maria Boyce and Cristina Rodriguez of Hogan Lovells scored for client ResMan makes it all the more impressive.
8 minute read

The Recorder

White & Case Wins Trade Secrets Injunction in Ophthalmic Diagnostics Dispute

U.S. District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong invoked the Defend Trade Secrets Act in issuing a preliminary injunction to Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tracking the Impact of the Defend Trade Secrets Act After Five Years

It's only been five years since the Defend Trade Secrets Act was passed, but the highly anticipated law has already had a big impact on trade secret litigation, says Joe Ahmad, a founding partner of Houston-based Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Willkie Hires Baker Botts Tech Litigation Leader

Jonathan Patchen—who specializes in trade secrets and broader intellectual property issues—is heading to Willkie after joining Baker Botts in November 2019.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Pandemic Workplace Response Adds Fuel to Filing Trend

As the pandemic eases and hiring heats up, employers should do five things to protect their trade secrets, says John C.C. Sanders, a trial lawyer and founding partner of the Dallas office of Winston & Strawn.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trade Secret Litigation Now an Attractive Alternative to Patent Litigation

It seems likely that trade secret litigation will continue to grow in popularity for the foreseeable future, however, what is much less clear is whether increasing trade secret litigation will correspond to a drop in patent litigation, says Aimee Fagan, a trial partner at Sidley Austin.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

What's Up With All the Trade Secret Action at the ITC? Two Latham IP Litigators Weigh In

In the wake of a big trade secret win at the Commission for electric car battery maker LG Energy Solutions, Latham's David Callahan and Bert Reiser discuss how parties are harnessing the protections of the Defend Trade Secrets Act at the ITC.
9 minute read

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