Jacob Pritt

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Jacob Pritt is an associate in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. While attending Tulane University Law School, Jacob served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Tulane Law Review and served as the head coach of the Maritime Appellate Advocacy Team.

Prior to joining Jones Walker, Jacob was a judicial intern for the Honorable Raymond Steib. He also served as a law clerk in the Disaster Recovery Unit for Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, where he assisted in client matters related to the August 2016 flood in the Greater Baton Rouge Area and drafted client appeals for benefits from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Federal Appellate Court Vacates Order Denying Injunction in Biotechnology Trade Secret Dispute

By Jacob Pritt on Posted in Trade Secret
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans recently vacated an order from a Texas-based district court denying a preliminary injunction to Direct Biologics, LLC (“Direct Biologics”). The court ruled that Direct Biologics had presented sufficient evidence that its trade secret information in the hands of its former employee and … Continue Reading

Federal Court Rejects Request for In-Person Deposition in Trade Secret Case

By Thomas Hubert and Jacob Pritt on Posted in COVID-19, Trade Secret
With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing throughout the United States, lawyers have had to come up with creative solutions to complete discovery, particularly when it comes to taking depositions. Over the past few months and for the foreseeable future, most depositions are taking place, at least in part, using videoconferencing technology. As these depositions have … Continue Reading

DOJ and FTC Signal Crackdown on Anticompetitive Behavior in light of COVID-19

By Jacob Pritt on Posted in COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to seemingly all aspects of modern life and the American economy, some of which may last for years to come. The response to the pandemic has shown similarly unprecedented levels of cooperation between governmental and corporate entities, many of whom are direct competitors, particularly in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, … Continue Reading

Federal Court Rules Damages under Trade Secret Act Can Extend beyond United States Borders

By Thomas Hubert and Jacob Pritt on Posted in Jones Walker Announcements, Trade Secret
After a trial that lasted more than three months, the eight-person jury empaneled by the Chicago-based court took only two and a half hours to deliberate, siding with Motorola and awarding them everything their attorneys had asked for in damages. The verdict came out to a shocking $764.6 million, or just under $350 million in … Continue Reading

Federal Court Rules Trade Secret Damages Can Extend beyond the U.S. border

By Thomas Hubert and Jacob Pritt on Posted in Trade Secret
In a high-profile trade secret case, a federal court in Chicago ruled that the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) extends beyond the U.S. and covers actions and damages that occur in other countries. Background. Back in 2017, telecommunications and technology conglomerate Motorola Solutions, Inc. brought a lawsuit against rival radio manufacturer Hytera Communicatoins Corporation, … Continue Reading

Judge allows Chinese Company to view American Company’s Trade Secrets in Hong Kong as Part of Groundbreaking DOJ Litigation

By Jacob Pritt on Posted in Trade Secret
A federal judge in the Northern District of California ruled that Chinese state-owned Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. and their Taiwanese partners United Microelectronics Corp. were legally entitled to review trade secret information they allegedly misappropriated from Idaho-based Micron Technology Inc. U.S. v. United Microelectronics Corp., No. 18-CR-465 (N.D. Cal.).  The ruling came as part … Continue Reading
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