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Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc., 149 F.4th 1081 (9th Cir. 2025): *1085 The Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) provides a federal cause of action for misappropriation of trade secrets. This appeal asks at what point in the case, and with how much particularity, a DTSA plaintiff must specify its purported trade secrets. By definitio ...
Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc., 149 F.4th 1081 (9th Cir. 2025): *1085 The Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) provides a federal cause of action for misappropriation of trade secrets. This appeal asks at what point in the case,…
Amazon.com, Inc. v. WDC Holdings LLC, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 23883 (4th Cir Sept. 16, 2025): Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon Data Services, Inc. (together, Amazon) sued two former employees, a real estate developer, and related individuals and entities, ...
Amazon.com, Inc. v. WDC Holdings LLC, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 23883 (4th Cir Sept. 16, 2025): Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon Data Services, Inc. (together, Amazon) sued two former employees, a real estate developer, and related individuals and entities, alleging an…
Shelly v. Fischer, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 18421 (7th Cir. July 24, 2025) (unpublished): ORDER In this consolidated appeal, Marzono Shelly, an Indiana prisoner, challenges the district court's orders in two cases that sanctione ...
Shelly v. Fischer, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 18421 (7th Cir. July 24, 2025) (unpublished): ORDER In this consolidated appeal, Marzono Shelly, an Indiana prisoner, challenges the district court’s orders in two cases that sanctioned him for knowingly submitting forged documents…
Rowland v. Bible, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 16554 (9th Cir. July 7, 2025) (unpublished): Attorney Philip Brumley was sanctioned by the district court under
Rowland v. Bible, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 16554 (9th Cir. July 7, 2025) (unpublished): Attorney Philip Brumley was sanctioned by the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 for submitting a signed affidavit that demonstrated a reckless disregard for providing
Gardner-Alfred v. FRB of N.Y., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 16275 (2d Cir. July 2, 2025): Defendant-appellee the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Federal Reserve") declined the requests of plaintiffs-appellants Lori Gardner-Alfred and Jeanette Diaz f ...
Gardner-Alfred v. FRB of N.Y., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 16275 (2d Cir. July 2, 2025): Defendant-appellee the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Federal Reserve”) declined the requests of plaintiffs-appellants Lori Gardner-Alfred and Jeanette Diaz for a religious exemption…
Parrish v. United States, 145 S.Ct. 1664 (2025): In civil litigation, filing your notice of appeal too late deprives the court of appeals of jurisdiction over the appeal. Litigants who miss the appeal deadline because they do not timely rec ...
Parrish v. United States, 145 S.Ct. 1664 (2025): In civil litigation, filing your notice of appeal too late deprives the court of appeals of jurisdiction over the appeal. Litigants who miss the appeal deadline because they do not timely
Bilodeau v. Usinage Berthold, Inc., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 15893 (2d Cir. June 27, 2025) (unpublished): SUMMARY ORDER UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, the August 9, 2024, judgment of the District Court is
Bilodeau v. Usinage Berthold, Inc., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 15893 (2d Cir. June 27, 2025) (unpublished): SUMMARY ORDER UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, the August 9, 2024, judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED. Plaintiff-appellee Tricia Bilodeau brought this action,…

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