Nuclear Verdicts Hit Trade Secrets

By Thomas Hubert and PJ Kee on December 11, 2024 Posted in Data Protection, Trade Secret

A Massachusetts federal jury awarded $452 million against a South Korean company after concluding it had stolen secrets related to a wearable insulin patch. Nuclear verdicts are determined as ones that exceed $10 million have grown over recent years. While the recent nuclear verdicts have mainly been in personal injury situations, this highlights risks associated … Continue Reading

Louisiana OMV Data Breach – How Should You Respond?

By Andy Lee and Lara Sevener on June 16, 2023 Posted in Confidential Information, Data Protection

On Thursday, June 15, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) experienced a data security breach resulting in the loss of the personal information of potentially millions of Louisianans due to a global cyberattack involving the exploitation by hackers of a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, an electronic file transfer tool developed by Progress Software. In … Continue Reading

Texas Court Dissolves Injunction Vaguely Defining “Confidential Information”

By PJ Kee on March 3, 2014 Posted in Confidential Information, Data Protection, Injunction

An employer in Texas did nearly everything right to protect its stolen trade secrets—except adequately specify what the injunction restrained the employee from doing. The opinion in Lasser v. Amistco Separation Products Inc., No. 01-13-00690 (Tex. App.—Houston Feb. 6, 2014), highlights the need for clearly defining restraints in any injunctive relief sought. Amistco Separation Products, … Continue Reading