Trade Secret Theft on the Cloud: Concerns For Both Employers and Employees
Max Taves authored an article posted by Law Technology News entitled "Trade Secret Spats Center on Cloud." The article highlights the increasing difficulty employers face when trying to avoid theft of confidential information when employees have access to third party storage providers such as DropBox, Googe Docs, SugarSync, and SkyDrive. Third party data storage providers […]
Laticrete Responds To 50 Million Dollar Verdict
Following my post about the Dur-A-Flex v. Laticrete jury verdict, I received a statement from Laticrete’s CEO, David Rothberg. You can read the full statement here. Mr. Rothberg stated that he is "extremely disappointed in the verdict." He added that the jury finding against Laticrete was "absolutely baseless." He left no secret as to Laticrete’s post trial plans as he […]
Largest Jury Verdict In Connecticut History For Trade Secret Case
After an eight week jury trial in Waterbury Superior Court, an East Hartford based flooring solutions company,Dur-A-Flex, has been awarded 50.5 million dollars in damages for the misuse of its trade secrets by Laticrete International, a Bethany based multinational corporation. Laticrete was a former purchaser of Dur-A-Flex’s colored sand products. The jury found that the Laticrete misappropriated Dur-A-Flex’s trade […]