A dichotomy exists between California state procedural law and Ninth Circuit case law with respect when a court may take judicial notice of a document in connection with ruling on a motion to strike or demurrer/motion to dismiss. As discussed below, the rule adopted by the California state courts can lead to an injustice that [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2010’
Trade Secrets — When Civil Liability Becomes Criminal
In Federal Court in California yesterday, a former Boeing engineer was sentenced under to 188 months in prison for having disclosed certain Boeing-owned trade secrets to China.
It’s never good to disclose another parties’ trade secrets, but when that other party is doing work for the U.S. government, it’s an ever worse idea. While many people [...]
Excerpt From Interview with Portfolio Media – V.I
I was interviewed recently by Portfolio Media (a Conde Nast on-line publication) for a piece regarding social media. For the full flavor, I’m posting my (unedited) comments from that interview here.
Q:. Do companies have the right to dictate what an employee can and can’t do with their own, personal, online presence?
A: Companies have [...]
Best Picture Voting — Is The Method a Trade Secret?
Here we are in the final throes of awards season. All that remains, from most people’s perspective (hey, I said “most people”!) is the Oscars. It baffles me as to why anyone cares about these other than voting members or the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the nominees and their friends/families, and the [...]
