Intellectual Property Law

Convictions in Coca-Cola Case Upheld
According to Forbes.com, a federal court has upheld the conviction and eight year prison sentence of Joya Williams, the former secretary at Coca-Cola company who was found guilty of conspiring to sell the trade secrets of Coca-Cola to its competitor...

Master Disqualifies Law Firm in Coca-Cola Suit
The special master in a securities fraud class action against Coca-Cola recommended that Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins not be appointed lead counsel because the law firm purchased Coca-Cola documents from a disgruntled former executive...

Coca-Cola Settles
Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), the world’s largest manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverages and syrups, has agreed to the preliminary settlement of the securities class action pending against it in the N...

Williams: Coca Cola Trade Secrets Theft Judgment Affirmed
In U.S. v. Williams, No. 07-12526 (March 20, 2008), the Court affirmed convictions and sentences imposed on two defendants who attempted to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets to Pepsi, in violation of 18 U...

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Coca-Cola Trade Secrets Case
In the case of United States v. Williams, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of two individuals who had received a 96 month and 60 month sentence for a violation of 18 U...

Coca-Cola Suit Fizzes Over
Big news in the long-running Coca-Cola securities class action. As previously posted in The 10b-5 Daily, the defendants have sought the denial of class certification based on alleged misconduct by lead counsel for the plaintiffs...

Trade Secrets
Former execs are hit with doctrine of inevitable disclosure.

Coca-Cola Co.
has agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a securities lawsuit claiming the company artificially inflated sales to boost its stock price.

Trade Secrets
Razorsight agreed to pay $4.5 million settlement in infringement lawsuit.

Newspaper Publisher
Star Tribune must pay St. Paul Pioneer Press a $3.8 million trade secrets act violations settlement.

Gleevec
Possible Case of Kidney Damage Reported

Hampton Inn
Third Case of Legionnaires' Disease Linked to McHenry Hampton Inn Hot Tub

18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000
18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000