TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

Confidential Settlement. Last week, they informed the Virginia federal court that an agreement had been reached. As part of this settlement, all claims against VPN Unlimited were dismissed. The full details of the settlement agreement are confidential. also agreed to block torrent traffic on US servers.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

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. ” In the partially published case, Elation Sys. Elation appealed the order granting the JNOV.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A settlement proposal included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. While Area 51 was shut down before the proposed settlement was signed, the plaintiffs claim that Tusa then launched a clone service called SingularityMedia which took on Area 51’s customers. It later disappeared.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

While many of these lawsuits have resulted in private settlements, Strike 3 also encountered pushback from some of the people it sued. The defendant objected to this request, as handing over a hard drive copy would also reveal privacy-sensitive information such as family photos and content protected by attorney-client privilege.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2022

This far-reaching measure appears to have paid off as both parties have just informed the Virginia federal court that a settlement has been reached. While the settlement terms will remain private, a few details have been shared in public. Settlement With Blocking Requirements. As in previous lawsuits against VPN.ht

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Trading Secrets

AUGUST 17, 2022

Everyone generally agrees that people and organizations should be able to protect their proprietary and valuable information. Employee can provide confidential information to Government Agencies without risk of being held liable by Brinks for liquidated damages or other financial penalties. with respect to such communications.”.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 29, 2024

A former Littler Mendelson PC lawyer has dropped her California state court lawsuit against the firm that alleged it had violated a settlement inked in a suit the firm filed in Texas state court accusing the attorney of stealing confidential information, wrapping up the dispute between the former associate and the firm.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P. with respect to such communications.” However, Rule 21f-17(a) does not create a private right of action.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2024

Apple has reached settlements with six former engineers it accused of stealing trade secrets and sharing them with startup chipmaker Rivos Inc., deals in which the engineers agreed to delete or return to Apple confidential information in their possession, according to notices filed in California federal court.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2022

Shortly after the settlement was announced, MarkMonitor asked the court to make sure that sensitive evidence doesn’t see the light of day. However, that can be valuable information to competitors. The filing lists several others that contain sensitive information, including an email about decompiling tools.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Settlement Reached. While it’s clear that both sides have an entirely different view on the matter, settlement negotiations began behind the scenes. Both parties agreed on a confidential settlement agreement. With the settlement agreement, all claims against the hosting provider are dropped.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P. with respect to such communications.” ” However, Rule 21f-17(a) does not create a private right of action.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 20, 2023

The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that simply offering a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Are those impacted by this decision?

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IP Law 360

JULY 15, 2024

asked an Ohio federal judge to recuse himself from a trade secrets suit brought by a Cleveland technology firm accusing it of misappropriating confidential information to recreate the firm's copyrighted software after the tech company showed the court a settlement offer without Dow Chemical's approval. The Dow Chemical Co.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2023

One Year Later, Limited Visible Progress The first five months of 2022 were relatively uneventful, at least based on information made available to the public. What followed was a series of requests for time extensions and a note to the court on February 6, 2023, indicating that a settlement had been agreed in principle.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

“The website hosts a vast collection of hentai works, including commercially produced content, much of which, based on information and belief, is shared without proper authorization from the owners.” ” Failed Settlement Attempt The complaint doesn’t identify the owners of nHentai, who have yet to be named.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. After the apparent demise of Area 51 but in advance of the settlement being finalized, it’s alleged that Tusa launched a close copy of Area 51 called SingularityMedia, which scooped up Area 51’s customers.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 21, 2024

Without mentioning any figures, BMG said that it was “extremely happy” with the “substantial settlement.” Following the original verdict, before the eventual settlement, Cox informed its insurance companies Hiscox and ACE American Insurance of its claim. After the court initially awarded $25 million in damages, plus $8.5

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Yet even the consent order sends a signal to government ministers and others speaking on behalf of the government that limiting public access to Twitter or social media feeds may violate Canadians’ Charter rights to access government information. The order also includes a $20,000 cost award to Levant.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Citing a confidential settlement agreement between the parties, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice , meaning that it cannot be refiled. If defendants happen to have something the plaintiffs want – information, for example – that could encourage a meeting of minds and a mutually beneficial end to hostilities.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that simply offering a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Are those impacted by this decision?

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TorrentFreak

JULY 11, 2024

With that information in hand, BREIN chose to confront the man. The man also agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement fee and 7,500 euros per day if any future infringements occur. For this reason we have been summoned by BREIN to stop the sales of these illegal IPTV Packages immediately and to inform you about it.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

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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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names. It can easily shift focus between continents and share information back and forth. Interestingly, ACE has collected some large damages payments through its legal actions and many confidential settlements too.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2022

“At that time, Grande’s witness testified that admissible information concerning customer calls regarding copyright infringement does not exist,” the music companies informed the court. Aside from contradicting the information obtained during discovery, the testimony should also be rejected as hearsay, the labels said.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 17, 2023

A settlement agreement was reached but the terms remain confidential. Bug Bounty Deal Gone Bad When TorrentFreak reached out to Streit in the summer of 2021, he informed us that some official services had vulnerabilities. He informed us that he’d been in discussion with one or more providers about disclosure.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2023

The first DMCA subpoena, through which Cloudflare was asked to share identifying information of the domain name’s owner, was filed early last year , with another one following in November. “Due to the confidential nature of these legal actions, we cannot disclose further details at this stage,” he adds. .

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 17, 2023

In a bank, the customer onboarding process entails collecting personally identifiable information, which can range from non-financial information like names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers to financial information like savings, loan accounts, and debit/credit card numbers.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2023

There are also cases where piracy domains redirect to ACE for no apparent reason, the MPA previously informed us. The MPA informs TF that they’re investigating the domain, so we hope to get a comment in due course. The domain uses Cloudflare for hosting and DNS, and uses ProtonMail as its email provider.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

In the consequentials hearing judgment [2023] EWHC 138 , the Judge dealt with (1) royalty payments; (2) costs; (3) confidentiality; and (4) permission to appeal. Of the most interesting to this Kat was the treatment of costs (well, some of them), confidentiality and permission to appeal.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

million was transferred from accounts in violation of the court’s asset freeze but after showing a copy of a contempt motion to the defendants’ council, the defendants plus Beaman engaged in settlement discussions. They know everything’,” DISH informs the court. DISH claims that $3.4 That hasn’t gone to plan.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 4, 2024

Houston-based intellectual property law firm Lloyd & Mousilli PLLC and a former law clerk accused of stealing confidential information while working virtually from California reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the firm in a Texas federal court.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

The party must identify the third-party funder and whether the third-party funder has the right to approve litigation or settlement decisions. Hall, Mavexar, and IP Edge to the formation of Nimitz, its assets, its potential scope of liability from obtaining the patent, and the potential settlement of various cases.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Conversely, the confidential settlement reached in S. As tattoo artistry continues to propel the frontiers of creativity and innovation, it behooves artists, copyright proprietors, and legal savants alike to stay informed, alert, and respectful of each other’s rights and obligations. Victor Whitmill vs. Warner Bros.

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An employee had an agreement with a company that placed restrictions on the employee’s ability to solicit or accept business from the company’s customers, to disclose confidential information, and to have competitive employment during the term of employment.

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