Texas Court of Appeals Dismisses Trade Secret Case Against Defendant for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction | Seyfarth Shaw

Establishing jurisdiction over a defendant is critical in every lawsuit. Trade secret cases are certainly no different. A recent appellate decision from Texas underscored this important point by dismissing a plaintiff’s claim against a defendant – who did not even deny that he received misappropriated trade secrets – for lack of jurisdiction.

The case is joe Formicola v. Virtual Integrated Analytics Solutions, LLC14th Court of Appeals, Texas, Case No. 14-22-00412-CV (the state court case is Virtual Integrated Analytics Solutions LLC vs. Optimal Designs Incorporated et al., Case No. 202215877, in the 189th District Court of Harris County,

Upcoming Webinars! NLRB and Restrictive Covenants: Trends in Employment Confidentiality | Seyfarth Shaw

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Central
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Mountain
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific

REGISTER HERE

Confidentiality obligations and restrictive covenants are crucial tools employed by organizations to protect sensitive information, trade secrets and competitive advantages. However, recent state law and regulatory developments and NLRB decisions have created a complex web of considerations that employers must navigate when drafting and enforcing these agreements. Seyfarth’s fourth installment in the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series aims to provide in-depth insights into two key areas of concern: carveouts to

Spilling Secrets Podcast: How to Pursue Damages in Trade Secrets Litigation

Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secret law:

Trade secrets and non-compete litigation can result in massive damage awards, but those cases can also be unpredictable. Many viable trade secret claims went unexplored due to financial limitations or a lack of willingness to invest in litigation.

Attorney and Spilling Secrets host Erik W. Weibust and three special guests—Epstein Becker Green’s Managing Partner, James P. Flynn; Stephanie Southwick of Omni Bridgeway; and Mary Guzman of Crown Jewel Insurance—discuss the monetization of trade secrets litigation.

* * *

Tune in to Spilling Secrets, a …

STEM ALERT: The Klein Law Firm Announces a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 11, 2023 in the Class Action Filed on Behalf of Stem, Inc. f/k/a Star Peak Energy

STEM ALERT: The Klein Law Firm Announces a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 11, 2023 in the Class Action Filed on Behalf of Stem, Inc. f/k/a Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. Shareholders

NEW YORK, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Klein Law Firm announced that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Stem, Inc. f/k/a Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: STEM) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.

This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Stem securities: (a)

Reyna Law Firm Enters American Academy of Attorneys’ 500 Million Dollar Club

Reyna Law Firm announced its recent induction in the American Academy of Attorneys’ 500 Million Dollar Club, an exclusive achievement granted to injury law firms that have totaled more than half a billion dollars in awarded compensation for their clients.

Austin, Texas–(Newsfile Corp. – June 10, 2023) – Recently inducted into the American Academy of Attorneys’ 500 Million Dollar Club, Reyna Law Firm notes that the new award ranks high in prestige among US law firms, marking its extended contributions in service to injury victims across Texas and New Mexico. Its attorneys have helped to amass compensation for clients in

Gopher State Goes For Broke with Proposed Non-Compete Ban | Seyfarth Shaw

Minnesota is joining the growing list of state legislatures targeting non-compete agreements, and doing so with one of the most aggressive laws in the nation on the subject. Included as part of the Senate Jobs and Economic Development and Labor Omnibus Budget Bill (SF 3035), the newly enacted Minn. Stats. Section 181.988 (“Section 181.988”) categorically bans non-compete agreements with Minnesota workers subject to a few narrow exceptions. Section 181.988 also takes the approach adopted by Colorado and Washington in prohibiting out-of-state choices of law and forum provisions in employment agreements containing non-compete provisions. The omnibus bill passed the legislature on

Ohio Appellate Court Holds Logistics Company was Improperly Limited to Half a Remedy, Reviving Noncompete Suit Against a Former Employee

The day after obtaining federal brokerage authority for the logistics company he formed a month earlier, Christopher Johnson, a North Carolina resident, resigned from his employment with Cincinnati-based Total Quality Logistics, LLC (“TQL”). TQL then sued Johnson and his company Patriot Logistics (“Patriot”) in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, alleging Johnson breached his employment agreement and misappropriated trade secrets in forming Patriot while still employed by TQL.

Johnson and Patriot removed the case to federal district court based on diversity jurisdiction. TQL moved to remand the case back to state court, considering the $75,000 amount in controversy requirement …

ROSEN, A GLOBAL AND LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Vertex Energy, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class

NEW YORK, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) between April 1, 2022 and August 8, 2022, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important June 12, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Vertex Energy securities during the Class Period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Vertex Energy class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12724 or call