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June 10, 2016

The new federal Trade Secrets Act: A limited invitation to ex-parte seizures

By Beirne Maynard & Parsons, LLP of Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). This act, in effect, creates a federal trade secrets law with some interesting procedural aspects. For the first time in American jurisprudence, a federal trade secrets act permits litigants to prosecute and defend trade secrets or confidential information cases in a federal court, as opposed to a state court. The law finds its constitutional foundation under the commerce clause.

Why is this new law so important? Because it nullifies the many differences in the trade secrets laws of many states, and presents a uniform substantive and procedural vehicle that may be used in any federal court in any state in the Union.

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ILN Today Post
June 3, 2016

Law & Litigation News Series: The New Federal Trade Secrets Act: A Limited Invitation to Ex-Parte Seizures

By Beirne Maynard & Parsons, LLP of Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). This act, in effect, creates a federal trade secrets law with some interesting procedural aspects. For the first time in American jurisprudence, a federal trade secrets act permits litigants to prosecute and defend trade secrets or confidential information cases in a federal court, as opposed to a state court. The law finds its constitutional foundation under the commerce clause.

Why is this new law so important? Because it nullifies the many differences in the trade secrets laws of many states, and presents a uniform substantive and procedural vehicle that may be used in any federal court in any state in the Union.

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ILN Today Post
May 19, 2016

BMP partner Forrest Wynn nominated as Philanthropic Volunteer of the Year

By Beirne Maynard & Parsons, LLP of Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP

BMP Partner Forrest Wynn has been nominated Philanthropic Volunteer of the Year by Volunteer Houston for his work with Vita-Living, Inc. He and his fellow finalists will be honored at the Volunteer Greater Houston Service Awards on May 13th at Minute Maid Park, Houston.

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ILN Today Post
April 29, 2016

Law360 names attorneys who moved up firm ranks in Q1

By Beirne Maynard & Parsons, LLP of Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP

Law360 listed attorneys by firm who have been promoted during the first quarter of 2016. Included in the list for Beirne, Maynard & Parsons are Scott R. Davis in the Houston office, Robert M. Rosen in the Dallas office and Thomas Louis Colletta, Jr.  in the New Orleans office, who were all promoted to partner earlier this year.

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ILN Today Post
April 1, 2016

Is Proof of “Independent Injury” Required For An Extra-Contractual Claim Under the Texas Insurance Code?

By Beirne Maynard & Parsons, LLP of Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP

If you were among the many waiting for the Texas Supreme Court to answer that question, you will need to wait even longer. The case that presented the question to the Texas Supreme Court, by certified question from the Fifth Circuit, has just settled.

In Re: Deepwater Horizon; Cameron Int’l Corp. v. Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., 807 F.3d 689 (5th Cir. 2015), was one of several significant insurance decisions arising out of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. After the disaster, thousands of lawsuits were filed against British Petroleum (BP), Transocean (the drilling contractor) and Cameron (the manufacturer of the blowout preventer), and those defendants all filed cross-actions against one another. Cameron had a $500 million tower of liability insurance.

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