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The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: How Will It Change Trade Secret Litigation?

Event | 06.22.16, 10:00 AM PDT - 12:00 PM PDT

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Crowell & Moring LLP
275 Battery Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, CA 94111

Please join the Litigation Section of The California State Bar for a trade secret CLE event and social mixer hosted by Crowell & Moring. On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”). The DTSA creates a civil private right of action in federal court for trade secret misappropriation. Among many interesting aspects of the DTSA is the availability of seizure orders upon ex parte application in extraordinary circumstances. At this session, our panel will discuss strategic and practical considerations for trade secret actions after the DTSA.

 

Panelists:
Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler (Northern District of California)
Douglas Sullivan (Crowell & Moring)
• Patrick Premo (Fenwick & West)

 

Moderator:
Michael Kelleher (Cogent Legal)


You can now REGISTER ONLINE. This program is free of charge, but you must register in advance. Online registration will close after June 15, 2016.

 

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Has the Buss Stopped? Recoupment Today: In 1997, the California Supreme Court decided Buss v. Superior Court. In Buss, the court concluded that a liability insurer that defended a mixed action could seek reimbursement from the insured for the defense costs associated with the claims that were not even potentially covered. Since then, numerous courts have held that insurers are entitled to recoup their defense costs associated with uncovered claims or causes of action. On the other hand, a significant number of courts have rejected insurers’ right to recoupment, at least in the absence of a policy provision granting the insurer that right. Some commentators have even suggested that the current judicial trend might be away from permitting insurers to recoup their defense costs. Is that correct? Has the Buss stopped? This panel of coverage experts will analyze insurers’ claimed right to recoupment today, and offer their perspectives on what the law on recoupment should perhaps be and might be in the future.