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Andrea Feathers is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

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Should a defendant found liable for stealing trade secrets have to fork over all of the research and development costs it theoretically avoided by misappropriating the secrets? Yes, according to the “avoided costs” theory of unjust enrichment that is gaining traction and resulting in large verdicts in DTSA and UTSA cases around the country.[1] …
Continue Reading The Developing “Avoided Costs” Remedy in Trade Secret Litigation

No-hire or “no-poaching” agreements have recently come under increasing scrutiny by the federal government, as well as various state regimes.  However, a recent Ninth Circuit decision upholding a no-poach agreement highlights the various hurdles an antitrust claimant will face in bringing such a claim.
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Continue Reading Illegal Deal? Ninth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Revive No-Poaching Claims