Successes
Trade Secret # 2: Confidential Settlement; San Mateo County Superior Court
The firm's clients were entrepreneurs who were sued for trade secret misappropriation after they departed their employer and formed a competing technology consulting company. After precluding discovery by challenging the sufficiency of the plaintiff’s trade secret designation, the Louderback Law Firm was able to leverage a highly favorable settlement at mediation which allowed the firm's clients to compete freely in the market without any restrictions.
More Successes
Trade Secret #1: Confidential Settlement; San Francisco County Superior Court
The firm was retained shortly before trial to represent its clients who were sued for misappropriation of trade secrets after leaving their employer to start a competing entity.
Employee Mobility #2: Confidential Settlement; United States District Court, Northern District of California
The firm's client, a partner in an insurance brokerage business, was sued after he left to join a competitor. The firm was able to secure a dismissal and waiver of costs for its client.
Bush v. Trendwest (Jury trial; Los Angeles County Superior Court)
A successful motion for summary judgment.