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Understanding and Litigating Trade Secrets: An Outline for Analyzing the Statutory and Common Law of Trade Secrets In Illinois

JD Supra Law

Since the first edition of this outline was published in 2009 and the second and third editions were published in 2014 and 2017, Illinois case law addressing the protection of confidential and trade secret information has continued to develop, especially with the advent of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.

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Cox Sues Insurers for Failing to Cover Landmark Piracy Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

At the end of 2014, a novel type of lawsuit appeared on the docket of a Virginia federal court. There’s no mention of the amount at stake, so the settlement figure remains confidential. This was the first in a series of “repeat infringer” lawsuits which continue to this day.

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Fundamental Right to Privacy

IP and Legal Filings

Other aspects of privacy include the right to one’s own body, individual autonomy, protection from state surveillance, informational self-determination, dignity, confidentiality, and the freedom to move, think, and dissent. Conversations on the telephone are often of an intimate and confidential character.

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Georgia jury says "no trade secrets" in Boeing wing-component dispute

The IPKat

Those who needed to know then had to sign a separate confidentiality agreement. However, it was only when Alcoa learned that Boeing was redirecting $200 million in sales to UAC in August 2014 did Alcoa say it became aware of the extent of the alleged trade secret misappropriation (see [7] of Complaint).

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The Peter Gleeson Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

First came allegations from The Guardian , which found that an article as part of his Gleeso Confidential column had copied more than 21 paragraphs from a fact sheet published by the Queensland Parliament. That amounted to approximately 62% of the entire column. A Familiar Story.

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Today at noon EST: free HLS webinar on developing professionalism in students

43(B)log

In 2015, he authored The Duty of Confidentiality in the Surveillance Age, 17 J. 1 (2014) (with Lee et al.). In 2021, Professor Lerner authored the landmark Rap on Trial Legal Guide, the first-ever treatise on the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials (with Kubrin et al.). Internet L.

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HLS teaching series: Developing Professionalism in Students, March 21, at 12 noon EST

43(B)log

In 2015, he authored The Duty of Confidentiality in the Surveillance Age, 17 J. 1 (2014) (with Lee et al.). In 2021, Professor Lerner authored the landmark Rap on Trial Legal Guide, the first-ever treatise on the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials (with Kubrin et al.). Internet L.