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 […]
Complex Litigation Docket For Business Disputes In Connecticut
The Complex Litigation Docket or “CLD” is a special session of the Connecticut Superior Court designed to accommodate the needs of complex cases. The Judicial Branch published a fact sheet about the CLD. Here is a summary of the CLD facts: Designed for cases with intricate legal issues, multiple parties, or significant damages; A single judge […]
“I Don’t Want To Be Your Partner Anymore” …. Can That Statement End A Partnership?
After 5 years of litigation, two appeals, and one trial, the answer is…….Yes, that statement can constitute a valid offer to end a Connecticut partnership between two feuding sisters who had agreed in writing to split lottery winnings. The story of the feuding sisters has been covered by Alaine Griffin at the Hartford Courant and the local news stations (NBC CT; CBS NEWS). According to yesterday’s […]
Will Data Protection Laws Ever Catch Up To New Technology?
That was the question posed in an email newsletter I received today from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. I am a member of this group out of personal interest and to to stay on top of issues related to privacy laws and technology. One of the benefits of belonging to this group is that I get […]
YouTube Metadata Evidence in Connecticut Trademark Lawsuit
The smoking gun evidence in a trademark lawsuit filed in US District Court in Connecticut is allegedly metadata from a YouTube video. Here is the lawsuit. In the lawsuit , Tuscan Leveling, Inc. alleges that Roynette, Inc. stole its trademarked concept for a level tiling process. According to the Complaint: Tuscan is an Iowa based business that markets and provides a "unique […]
Bysiewicz, Blumethal, and Hulk Hogan …. Oh My
Some noteworthy Connecticut lawsuits, and of course, continuing coverage of Hulk Hogan…. The Bysiewicz for Connecticut Attorney General saga continues. Is she qualified or not? Is the statute that seems to preclude her from running unconstitutional? Will voters elect an Attorney General with essentially no significant experience representing regular clients? Common sense says "no", but […]
Understanding Risks and Avoiding Lawsuits – Negotiation of the Master Services Agreement
Recently, I received a call from an attorney trying to figure a way out of a Master Services Agreement for his client. His client, the purchaser, was stuck owing a lot of money to a technology vendor under a Master Services Agreement that was not working for the client. The problem – – there was no protection under the contract for the purchaser […]
Business Blog Round Up: YouTube, Coffee Cups, Anna Nicole and Identify Theft
Ashby Jones of Wall Street Journal blog writes an intriguing post about the Google and Viacom lawsuit concerning Viacom’s claims of copyright infringement against YouTube (Google subsidiary). The post recites how Viacom employees were uploading copyrighted copies of their own videos to YouTube to help prove that YouTube was not promptly removing videos that […]
Fraud Lawsuits In Connecticut – Is A Promise of Happiness Fraud or Puffery?
Debra Cassens Weiss yesterday posted on article on the ABA’s website about the psychic Sean Morton who is being sued for fraud for taking 6 million dollars from investors on the promise of piles of money and spiritual happiness. The Securities and Exchange Commission is bringing the suit and the main theory is that Morton is […]
Thank You to Hartford Business Journal and Advanced Copy
Thank you to Advanced Copy for nominating me for Best Use of Blogs for the Hartford Business Journal’s Strateg E Awards for 2010. Thank you to the Hartford Business Journal for selecting this Blog as a finalist and putting on a great event yesterday. Congratulations to Thomas Clifford who won for his Blog, Bringing Brands to Life. Tom […]