Understanding the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
- Apr 4 2018
What is a Trade Secret? At its core, a trade secret is information of commercial value. It can be anything, such as a formula, strategy, device, process, or recipe. It …
What is a Trade Secret? At its core, a trade secret is information of commercial value. It can be anything, such as a formula, strategy, device, process, or recipe. It …
Simply stated, the “Voluntary Payment Doctrine” bars recovery of payments voluntarily made with full knowledge of the facts, and in the absence of fraud or material mistake of fact or …
A mechanic’s lien is an encumbrance on the title to the real property. Contractors and subcontractors, among others (collectively, “Contractors”), whose work improves real property, are entitled to place a …
“Timing is everything”, it is often said. A fine illustration of this often-uttered phrase can be found in Reverend C.T. Walker Housing Dev. Fund Corp. v. City of New York …
The parties in Stravroulakis v. Pelakanos, 58 Misc.3d 1221(A) (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. Feb. 13, 2018), are the owners of Bareburger. The majority owners attempted to oust a shareholder by …
In Dormitory Authority of the State of New York v. Samson Construction Co. (Feb. 15, 2018), the New York Court of Appeals was called on to address, inter alia, the …
The New York Court of Appeals rules that a litigant must produce information from her Facebook account notwithstanding her chosen “privacy” settings. The plaintiff in Forman v. Henkin (February 13, …
On January 31, 2018, the Second Department decided 159 MP Corp. v. Redbridge Bedford, LLC. The Court in 159 MP, recognized that the “appeal raises an issue of first impression …
Like many things in life, operating a business with another person, or many persons, is a risk. There is always the possibility that your business associates may act for their …
In P. Zaccaro, Co., Inc., et al. v. DHA Capital, LLC, et al. (1st Dep’t January 25, 2018), the First Department affirmed the dismissal of plaintiffs’ action seeking a significant …