On March 27, 2025, in Stimlabs LLC v. Griffiths, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ordered a former executive, Sarah Griffiths, to face claims related to her alleged theft of Stimlab’s trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) and the Georgia Trade Secrets
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Eleventh Circuit Revives Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim in Long-Running Litigation
By Steven J. Pearlman & Brenna McLean on
On April 4, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit reversed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama’s ruling dismissing Alabama Aircraft Industries’ (“AAI”) trade secret misappropriation claim against Boeing, thereby allowing AAI to pursue unjust enrichment damages in addition to amounts previously recovered on its breach of contract…
Court Rejects DTSA Claim Over Inadequate Efforts to Protect Alleged Trade Secrets
By Steven J. Pearlman & Scott Tan on
On March 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a trade secret misappropriation claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), finding that the employer failed to plead it had taken reasonable measures to maintain the secrecy of its alleged trade secrets.
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District Court Dismisses Trade Secrets Claim Lacking Explicit Expectation of Privacy
By Steven J. Pearlman & Brenna McLean on
On February 20, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed a trade secret misappropriation claim for failing to identify explicit language establishing an expectation of privacy to the protected information.
Plaintiffs in Vertical Bridge REIT LLC v. Everest Infrastructure Partners Inc., Case No. 23-1017…
Jury Awards $452 Million After Trade Secrets Trial
By Steven J. Pearlman & Nicole Sockett on
On December 3, 2024, a U.S District Court for the District of Massachusetts jury awarded Plaintiff Insulet Corporation $452 million in compensatory and punitive damages after finding Defendants willfully misappropriated Insulet’s trade secrets. Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow Co. Ltd., et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-11780 (D. Mass.)
Insulet is a…
EV Trade Secrets Litigation Series: Tesla and Rivian Resolve High-Stakes Legal Clash Over IP
By Baldassare Vinti & Elizabeth Shrieves on
After getting the green light to proceed to a trial in March of 2025, Tesla and Rivian have reportedly reached an agreement to settle their trade secret dispute out of court. Tesla and Rivian officially filed for dismissals in mid-December and the Court subsequently close the case. This will mark…
Virginia Court of Appeals Vitiates Multi-Billion Dollar Trade Secrets Verdict
By Baldassare Vinti & Michael Beckwith on
Finding errors in the lower court’s jury instructions and evidentiary rulings, the Virginia’s Court of Appeals struck down a $2 billion trade secrets award, the largest trade secrets verdict in the state’s history. Despite striking the damages award, the court upheld the lower court’s determination that Appian Corp (Appian) had…
EV Trade Secrets Litigation Series: EV Trade Secrets Dispute Takes a Twist as $71M Verdict is Overturned
By Elizabeth Shrieves & Baldassare Vinti on
Continuing our series on electric vehicle (EV) trade secret litigations, a federal judge has overturned a jury’s verdict awarding $71 million to Zunum Aero, Inc. for The Boeing Company’s violation of the Washington Trade Secrets Act. Despite the jury’s multi-million-dollar verdict, the judge granted judgment as a matter of law…
EV Trade Secrets Litigation Series: Tesla v. Rivian – A High-Stakes Legal Showdown
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Litigating Trade Secrets in Biotech, Life Sciences, and AI: The High-Stakes Battle Over Clinical Trial Innovations
By Baldassare Vinti & Alyson Tocicki on
In the rapidly evolving biotech and life sciences sectors, the importance of trade secrets has grown significantly. Companies are investing heavily in research and development to create cutting-edge treatment therapies. Protecting proprietary methodologies and innovations is crucial for maintaining competitive advantage and fostering innovation. Moreover, the rise of artificial intelligence…