Just What the Doctor Ordered: Second District Permits Trade Secret Protection for Physician Productivity Data
At the end of 2020, California’s Second District Court of Appeal decided Coast Hematology-Oncology Associates Medical Group, Inc. v. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center,[i] a case involving rival medical groups and allegations of trade secret misappropriation, interference with prospective economic advantage, interference with a contract, and unfair competition.
Whitewater West Industries, Ltd. v. Alleshouse: California Law Torpedoes Post-Employment Invention Assignment Provisions
California employers beware. You can use a properly drafted contract to prohibit former employees from using your confidential information after they leave your business. But, if your contract requires a former employee to hand over to you his or her good ideas related to your business conceived after leaving your Continue Reading …
Buckles, Clasps, and Other New Tools for Trademark Enforcement
Business that use trademarks or service marks now have a more powerful remedy against others who use those marks, or confusingly similar ones, without consent. A new United States Supreme Court decision, issued April 23, 2020, removes the requirement of proving willful infringement to recover lost profits. Plaintiffs in trademark Continue Reading …
Kim v. Reins: Another PAGA Wrench Thrown Into the Settlement Finish Line for Employers
On March 12, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Kim v. Reins. The Court held that an employee does not lose standing to pursue a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) if the employee settles and dismisses his or her individual Continue Reading …
CCPA Blog Series: Post No. 2—Consumer Rights Under the CCPA
In our first post on the CCPA, we provided an overview of the CCPA and its many impacts on businesses. In this post, we’ll focus on one of the most important aspects of the CCPA—the new rights it vests in consumers. Not only do these rights allow consumers to have Continue Reading …
Show Me the Money! –Ninth Circuit Clarifies CAFA Standards
In Arias v. Residence Inn by Marriott, the Ninth Circuit clarified and reiterated standards related to the removal of an action to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) — namely, what a defendant must show to meet the CAFA amount in controversy requirement and how a district Continue Reading …