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In this week’s episode of Legal Speak, Orrick’s Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley discuss the most surprising findings from their national jury research project.         Click Here To Read The Full Article

“TNA plausibly alleged that Strang used TNA’s confidential information for his personal gain in violation of the RCA and, therefore, unlawfully misappropriated TNA’s confidential information. Because TNA adequately alleges that this information is subject to trade secret protection pursuant to MUTSA and DTSA, and that Strang misappropriated these trade secret assets and information by emailing […]

“Although neither this Court nor the Supreme Court of Maryland has considered the exact issue presented here, i.e., whether the Workers’ Compensation Act’s exclusivity provision applies to a non-dependent, our Courts have considered whether a wrongful death plaintiff is permitted to bring a wrongful death claim when a covered employee is killed in the course […]

“Here, Verizon’s claim, at its essence, is a contract claim. A determination of which party ultimately is responsible to pay for the relocation of Verizon’s facilities turns on the interpretation of various agreements entered into by the parties, including, but not limited to, VDOT’s permit allowing Verizon to locate facilities within VDOT’s rights-of-way, the comprehensive […]

“An employee who has been forced to go to court to get paid should not be faced with the peril of picking and choosing the ‘one correct’ statutory provision as between equally applicable statutory provisions, particularly at the pleading stage, when the purpose of the statutory scheme is to protect pay,” said the plaintiffs attorney […]