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Attorney Software Providers Settle Trade Secret Dispute

CourtAlert.com voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit accusing American LegalNet Inc. of stealing confidential information and using it to solicit clients.

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TSMC Sues Ex-Executive Over Move to Join Intel

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. sued a former executive who left to work for Intel Corp., saying there is a high likelihood that he leaked trade secrets from the world’s most advanced chipmaker to his new employer.

Black Former Merck Director Awarded $6 Million for Biased Firing

A Manhattan federal jury found Merck & Co. discriminated against a director of compliance and risk management by terminating him because he’s Black and awarded him $6 million, according to a court document.

Executive’s Power to Waive Attorney Privilege Needs New Look

Whether an executive had the authority to waive a medical device company’s attorney-client privilege, and did so, must be addressed by a federal district court, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

Kroger Ordered to Give DOJ Documents About Opioid Prescriptions

Kroger Co. must give the US Department of Justice unredacted documents as part of an investigation into whether the company submitted false claims to Medicare about opioid prescriptions, despite Kroger’s patient privacy concerns.

Wake Up Call: Ex-DOJ Lawyer Sues Over Firing, Recorded Remarks

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AI Jury Simulator Accuses Fired Cofounder of Trade Secrets Theft

Juries.ai, which makes an AI-powered jury simulator, sued its cofounder, saying he violated confidentiality agreements by seizing and restricting sensitive company accounts and information following his termination.

Wake Up Call: Firm That Repped Bankman-Fried Explores PE Stake

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

Fossil’s Cross-Border Restructuring Averts Chapter 11 Stigma

Watchmaker Fossil’s US bankruptcy court recognition of its UK restructuring plan marks the rising use of a cross-border strategy to surgically address complex debt issues without Chapter 11—the first time the technique has been used for a US-listed public company.

Thoma Bravo’s Realpage Settles DOJ Case With Data Agreement

Thoma Bravo LLC’s RealPage Inc. and the Justice Department reached a settlement agreement in an antitrust case that had accused the company of monopolizing the market for rental property software and fostering a price-fixing conspiracy among residential landlords around the US.

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