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SEC Continues to Police Confidentiality Provisions for Theoretical Whistleblower Suppression

Trading Secrets

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. And, as we previously blogged , the SEC historically had limited enforcement activity for Rule 21F-17(a), with roughly 14 enforcement actions between 2015 and 2021. with respect to such communications.”

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SEC Continues to Police Confidentiality Provisions for Theoretical Whistleblower Suppression

LexBlog IP

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. And, as we previously blogged , the SEC historically had limited enforcement activity for Rule 21F-17(a), with roughly 14 enforcement actions between 2015 and 2021. with respect to such communications.”

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Court of Appeal grapples with US v UK confidentiality in Autostore v Ocado without prejudice discussions

The IPKat

Their English solicitors were negotiating settlement. Before the third settlement negotiation meeting AutoStore’s solicitor sent a document (‘the Document’) as advance materials. AutoStore responded that the confidential and without privilege character did not apply to the US proceeding. Ocado appealed.

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NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

LexBlog IP

22, 2021) A159749 (Cal. A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. Elation appealed the order granting the JNOV. Johnson (1959) 169 Cal.App.2d

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Hollywood Demanded $16.3m From Pirate IPTV Services, Judge Awards ‘Just’ $272,500

TorrentFreak

Tusa had been on the radar of the studios for some time and had previously shut down Area 51 after reaching a settlement agreement with anti-piracy coalition Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment. Tusa then signed a settlement agreement but went on to launch Digital UniCorn Media but denied he had anything to do with it.

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Anti-Piracy Outfit Rightscorp Hit With $15m Lawsuit After Sale Went Wrong

TorrentFreak

While some ISPs did indeed forward Rightscorp’s notices, the anti-piracy company couldn’t balance the books with its settlement model and lost millions of dollars. It seems unlikely that Rightscorp has $15m lying around so whether it will choose to fight or pay a settlement remains to be seen.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. 2021 WL 5893161 (S.D. Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation, 2021 WL 4482608 (S.D.N.Y. As a result, we’ve seen very, very few successful 512(f) enforcements. A few plaintiffs have won default judgments (including one I blog below).