Tag Archives: Trade Secrets

$222M Jury Verdict Against Walmart in Trade Secret Case Reflects Growing Trend

Monetary awards in trade secrets cases continue to grab headlines in 2025. As reported in this recent blog post, a Boston jury awarded a medical device company $452M for theft of trade secrets by a competitor, later reduced to $59.4 in exchange for a permanent injunction. Last month, an Arkansas jury found Walmart liable for … Continue Reading

The Potent Remedies Available Under the DTSA on Full Display in Insulet

In Insulet Corporation v. EOFlow Co., Ltd. et al., after a month-long jury trial, a federal court in Boston dropped the hammer on an insulin patch pump producer for misappropriating the trade secrets of its competitor. The jury found that EOFlow, a South Korean company, its U.S. subsidiary, and several individual defendants, including former employees … Continue Reading

Loper Bright Dealt a Blow to the FTC’s Noncompete Rule — Will the New FTC Chairman Deliver the Knockout?

The Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has and will continue to alter the legality and enforceability of federal agency rules and regulations related to ambiguous federal statutes. As a reminder, Loper Bright abolished the Chevron doctrine, which instructed courts to give deference to federal agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. In Loper Bright, the Supreme … Continue Reading

The Federal Circuit Reaffirms That Using Patents As Evidence Of Trade Secret Theft Does Not Require Resolution of A “Substantial Patent Question” Sufficient For Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction

It is back to state court for Acer America Corp., after the Federal Circuit held that Acer’s state law trade secret claims should never have been removed to federal court in the first instance. Intellisoft Ltd. v. Acer America Corp., No. 19-1522. Vacating the district court’s judgment in Acer’s favor, the Federal Circuit reiterated longstanding … Continue Reading
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