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Attaching Confidential Settlement Agreement to Complaint Serves as Basis for Counterclaim

JD Supra Law

Trade secret and contract claims often travel together. For example, a failed collaboration that involved the exchange of confidential information may result in the disclosing party alleging that the recipient both misappropriated trade secrets and breached the parties' confidentiality agreement. By: Holland & Knight LLP

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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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Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

Trading Secrets

As we previously blogged , the NLRB seemingly took the position that non-competes typically violate Section 8(a)(1) of the Act, which makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights. Takeaway : Companies often include a long list of information that qualifies as proprietary or confidential.

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Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

LexBlog IP

As we previously blogged , the NLRB seemingly took the position that non-competes typically violate Section 8(a)(1) of the Act, which makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights. On January 29, 2024, the Region reached a settlement with the respondent company.

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Practicing Generic Pharmaceuticals at TEVA: Practicing Working as a Full-fledged Lawyer

IPilogue

Within minutes of working there, I was already growing in my legal development from being academically into practically trained as I learned about my supervisor’s door policy, to protect Teva’s confidentiality in all dealings. I participated in a settlement negotiation.

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Are Memes Dangerous?

LexBlog IP

If the creator has greater leverage or financial means than the enforcement-targeted business, the result of these demands is often swift settlement. Plainly, predicting the merits of a copyright claim in this realm is extraordinarily difficult, and for many small businesses, settlement is the better part of valor. Warner Bros.