Sorrento Therapeutics v. Anthony Mack was a complex case argued in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The case involved using California law to validate a non-compete agreement to determine liability in Delaware. The court then considered defendant Mack’s opposition to plaintiffs’ subsequent fee petition. In the liability stage, the court ruled against Mack for stealing…
Palantir Technologies, Inc. v. Radha Jain, et al. is an ongoing case in the Southern District of New York about stolen trade secrets and overly broad non-compete agreements. Here, Palantir sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop defendants from using the information in question during the pendency of the trial, in addition to requiring…
“Reprehensible” is a strong word, but that’s how a state court described the conduct of Phillips 66 in a trade secret case brought by the much smaller Propel Fuels. Propel Fuels, Inc. v. Phillips 66 Company was a case in the Superior Court of California that arose after a long courtship between the two companies…
Late in January 2018, a judge in New York’s Southern District denied summary judgment in a case involving trade secrets. The parties in Elsevier Inc. v. Doctor Evidence LLC are scientific publishing giant Elsevier and a medical analytics company called Doctor Evidence (DRE). When Elsevier sued DRE for breach of a professional services agreement, DRE asserted counterclaims…