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Advertising Giant Leo Burnett in Non-Compete Fight Over Kellogg Account with...
Early this month, eight employees of the advertising giant Leo Burnett Company simultaneously left the company in the midst of work on a critical project for a major client. Ostensibly, the Leo...
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Amazon (Basically) Loses Non-Compete Case Against Former Employee Who Left...
In October of this year, Amazon sued a former employee who had jumped ship and gone to work for Google. Beginning in mid-2010, Daniel Powers served as a vice-president of Amazon’s Web Services...
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Advanced Micro Devices Sues Former Employees for Massive Theft of Trade Secrets
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer graphics cards, has sued four former employees alleging a massive theft of company trade secrets. The case was...
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Non-Compete Fight in the World of Surgical Robotics: MAKO Surgical Sues...
Fort Lauderdale-based MAKO Surgical Corporation has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, Jeffrey Gellman, and his new company, Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., alleging the parties conspired to...
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Latest Chapter in the (Crazy) Freedom Medical RICO / Non-Compete Litigation
What follows is one of the most absurd, complicated, fantastical non-compete-related disputes that I have ever seen. This is going to be a long one. The Major Players In 1997, two individuals in...
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Medical Equipment Industry Remains a Hotbed of Non-Compete Litigation
Call it a trend. These days, non-compete litigation is everywhere: All across the country and in every industry imaginable. Some industries generate more non-compete litigation than others. And...
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Frivolous (Trade Secrets) Lawsuits and Greedy (Big Firm) Plaintiff’s Lawyers:...
A recent case out of Minnesota raises a number of non-compete and trade secret issues. Let’s take a look: In 2005, Robert Wilcox was hired as the general manager of ground handling services at...
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Non-Competes, Stock Agreements & Escape Clauses – A Recent Case from the NDNY
A recent decision out of the Northern District of New York is a fantastic example of the thorough, methodical process all courts should bring to the analysis of non-compete claims. The decision also...
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Hallmark Recovers $47 Million for Theft of Greeting Card Market Research,...
A fascinating, salacious trade secrets case out of the Western District of Missouri and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals: Hallmark Cards, Inc. hired Monitor Company Group, L.P. to provide research...
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Choice of Law Has Huge Consequences, Especially in NC Non-Compete Case
An interesting case out of the Eastern District of North Carolina reminds us of the importance of choice of law when dealing with non-compete litigation. Let’s take a look: In December 2009, Associated...
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Three Nike Employees Perpetrate Massive Theft of Trade Secrets then Bolt for...
Nike has sued three former employees who left to work for Adidas. The company is suing for everything imaginable: Breach of contract, theft of trade secrets, fraud, conspiracy and more. In a fifty page...
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Another Frivolous Trade Secret Case: Court Finds Bad Faith in Cypress v. Maxim
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and Maxim Integrated Products are two big Silicon Valley tech companies, both with an interest in touchscreen technologies. In February 2011, Maxim engaged a recruiter...
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Trade Secrets and Removal Based on Copyright Preemption
Jurisdiction and removal may not sound like hot topics, but these considerations are critical and sometimes dispositive. Real talk: Certain state court systems are terrible places to litigate. It’s one...
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Waymo Struggling in Trade Secret Fight v. Uber
To sum up the latest chapter of the Waymo v. Uber trade secret litigation: Waymo basically embarrasses itself. Uber pretty much wins. Let’s take a look: Waymo / Uber Background Waymo is a technology...
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CBRE Files Massive Theft of Trade Secrets Case Against Former Broker
Real estate giant CBRE has filed a massive theft of trade secrets lawsuit against former longtime broker Richard Rizika. In its complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Central...
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Tinder Files Basically Frivolous IP Lawsuit v. Bumble
In an ongoing battle between rival dating apps, Tinder is suing Bumble for patent infringement, trademark infringement and theft of trade secrets. In a complaint filed on March 16, 2018, Match Group,...
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WeWork Runs Scared, Drops Abusive Non-Competes After State AG Threat
In a turn of events that should surprise no one, the bro-ed out start-up WeWork has caught heat for abusing employee non-compete agreements. That’s right. While holding itself as new wave, disruptive,...
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