At the beginning of the pandemic, concerns were raised that trade secret misappropriation might take a new form. Indeed, with large swaths of the workforce working from home, spouses, roommates, or others living in the same area had an increased opportunity to purloin confidential information that might not have been available to them previously.

But a recent case in Massachusetts highlights that this is not unique to pandemic-era work-from-home setups. While the events formed the basis of the dispute in BioPoint, Inc. v. Dickhaus et al. occurred during the pandemic, the facts reveal that information sharing between employees of competitors

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The DC Circuit recently held that a “Mutual Non-Disparagement” clause requiring an employer to “direct” its employees not to disparage a former employee could reasonably be interpreted as prohibiting the employer itself from making disparaging statements.

in Wright v. Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, Dr. Terri Wright, a former employee of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (the “Foundation”), filed suit against the Foundation after discovering its CEO, Nicola Goren, had made disparaging statements about her.

The Foundation hired Wright in early February 2018 as its Vice President of Programs and Community. During Wright’s tenure, Goren criticized

Published: Jul. 17, 2023 at 9:09 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago

ARLINGTON, Va., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Bloomberg Law today announced that it has named 55 US-based law firms to its third annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Framework, the legal industry’s first and only standardized, fully transparent methodology to measure law firms’ performance. Firms were assessed across more than 85 metrics, each associated with one of the framework’s six core pillars: demographics, leadership and talent pipeline, recruitment and retention, business innovation and strategy, marketing, and diversity and inclusion in the community.

CRL ALERT: The Klein Law Firm Announces a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 18, 2023 in the Class Action Filed on Behalf of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. Shareholders

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NEW YORK, July 11, 2023

NEW YORK, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Klein Law Firm announced that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) alleging that the

Published: Jun. 30, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT|Updated: 16 hours ago

NEW YORK, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminder purchasers of the securities of Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: FUTU) between April 27, 2020 and May 16, 2023both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important August 11, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline, in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Futu securities during the Class Period, you may be entitled to compensation without

An increasing rash of ransomware attacks on law firms prompted the UK’s National Cyber ​​Security Center to release a threat report last week advising the legal sector that their clients’ deepest, darkest, most sensitive secrets are in the crosshairs of some of the most prolific ransomware actors on the scene — and its time to get serious about securing legal sector networks.

The timing is apropos; just days ago snack food conglomerate Mondelez, behind brands like Ritz and Oreo, said the personal data of 51,000 of its current and former employees was compromised following a cyberattack on its law firm

NEW YORK, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of DouYu International Holdings Limited.

Shareholders who purchased shares of DOYU during the class listed period are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointments. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.

CONTACT US HERE:

DouYu Loss Submission Form

PERIOD CLASS: April 30, 2021 to May 9, 2023

ALLEGATIONS: The complaints alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Chinese government, due to