Latest Jordangrotzinger Podcast Episodes
Episode 64: The FTC’s Non-Compete Decree
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - April 28, 2024 17:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan and recurring co-hosts Gregory Bombard and Justin Victor discuss the FTC’s new sweeping ban on non-compete agreements, and what it means for companies.
Episode 63: Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Trade Secret Ownership and Presumed Injunctive Relief
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - April 11, 2024 22:39 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan discusses how to plead (and not to plead) subject matter jurisdiction under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, the requirement of trade secret ownership, and whether injunctive relief is presumed once the plaintiff proves misappropriation.
Episode 62: Non-Compete Agreements in Missouri and a New Preemption Case
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - February 25, 2024 18:26 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan discusses how Missouri treats the hot topic of non-compete agreements, and a recent District Court case in California on preemption.
Episode 61: Year in Review
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - February 01, 2024 01:57 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJordan and GT Boston Shareholder Greg Bombard break down 2023’s trends and key cases in trade secret law.
Episode 60: Two States’ Approaches to Preemption
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - December 19, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan discusses Minnesota’s and Texas's differing approaches to the doctrine of preemption as explained in two recent cases.
Episode 59: A Federal Judge’s Wisdom and Tips on Trade Secret Cases
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - November 03, 2023 16:29 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis week, Jordan and co-host Gregory Bombard interview United States District Judge William G. Young, one of the most distinguished jurists on the federal bench. He sat down with us for an enlightening discussion on issues he’s addressed in trade secret cases, including trade secret identifica...
Episode 58: How the FBI Foiled a Conspiracy to Steal Agricultural Trade Secrets
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - October 25, 2023 00:32 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJordan Grotzinger and guest Michael Stimson, Vice President of Intellectual Property and General Counsel for Sun World International, LLC, discuss Michael's involvement in the DuPont Pioneer/Monsanto criminal case, which started when a contract farmer discovered someone digging on his property w...
Episode 57: Takeaways from Trade Secret IP Protection & Litigation - Boston
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - September 26, 2023 11:05 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan and GT Shareholder, trade secret lawyer and returning co-host Greg Bombard discuss the 2023 Global IP Strategy Hub’s Trade Secret IP Protection & Litigation: Boston conference, including key takeaways.
Episode 56: Device Turnover Orders
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - August 02, 2023 23:06 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan and GT Dallas Shareholder Bill Stark discuss “DTOs” (device turnover orders), how to get them and their impact on trade secret litigation.
Episode 55: Trade Secret Identification at Trial and Avoided Cost Damages
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - June 23, 2023 12:36 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan discusses a recent Second Circuit opinion that addressed how to sufficiently identify trade secrets at trial and analyzed when avoided cost unjust enrichment damages are appropriate.
Episode 54: Reconciling Vicarious Liability Principles with Indirect Misappropriation Requirements
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - May 03, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, GT litigator Jonathan Widjaja joins Jordan for a deep dive into how courts reconcile general agency principles with statutory requirements for indirect misappropriation, that is, liability for misappropriation based on the conduct of another. Jon also shares an interesting “fun ...
Episode 53: Pleading on “Information and Belief” and the Time Period for which Damages are Recoverable
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - March 09, 2023 20:46 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Los Angeles Shareholder Blakeley Oranburg and Jordan discuss an Eight Circuit case that addresses pleading trade secret misappropriation claims on “information and belief,” and case out of the Southern District of Ohio that explains the time period in which damages for trade sec...
Episode 52: Year in Review
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - February 01, 2023 01:03 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Boston shareholder Greg Bombard returns to discuss GT’s 2022 trade secret Year in Review, and some highlights from last year’s cases.
Episode 51: The Sixth Circuit Analyzes Key Concepts in Trade Secret Law in Affirming Major Jury Verdict
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - November 30, 2022 23:07 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan and fellow IP litigator Layal Bishara discuss the Sixth Circuit’s deep dive into identification of combination trade secrets, proper measures of damages, and what it means to willfully misappropriate.
Episode 50: TSLE Celebrates 50
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - October 26, 2022 15:54 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Bina Palnitkar and Jordan Grotzinger discuss the Northern District of Illinois’ deep dive into what it takes to properly plead misappropriation and inevitable disclosure, and address the preemption doctrine. They’re also joined by GT’s very own Brian Duffy, the firm’s CEO, who ...
Episode 49: The Seventh Circuit Addresses Trade Secret Identification and Proof of Misappropriation
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - September 06, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan and Boston Shareholder Greg Bombard discuss the Seventh Circuit’s recent opinion in a case involving hydraulic actuator technology. The Court of Appeal addressed the critical issue of trade secret identification and analyzed whether the proof of misappropriation in this ...
Episode 48: The Tenth Circuit Addresses Causation, Exemplary Damages and Attorneys Fees under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - July 29, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Dallas Shareholder Bina Palnitkar joins Jordan to discuss the Tenth Circuit’s recent decision affirming a judgment in a trade secret case, which analyzes issues of causation, exemplary damages and attorney fee awards under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Episode 47: The Fine Line Between Lawful Notification and Unlawful Solicitation, and Injunction Specificity
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - June 09, 2022 16:48 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, shareholder Jennifer Surprenant joins Jordan for a discussion of cases addressing the difference between lawfully notifying others about a new job for a competing business and unlawful solicitation of potential customers or clients. We also address the specificity required for i...
Episode 46: Reconciling Trade Secret Law with Public Records Acts, Trade Secret Identification and Supersession
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - April 28, 2022 01:50 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss how one state’s Public Records Act is reconciled with trade secret protections. We also address trade secret identification at pleadings, and a recent decision interpreting the supersession doctrine.
Episode 45: “The Head Follows the Heart” – Building a Case from Suspicion to Seven-Figure Jury Verdict
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - March 24, 2022 14:13 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Jordan’s partner Rich McCrea discusses a unique trade secret case from inception to verdict, including methodically developing proof, picking the right jury and trial themes.
Episode 44: Lessons in Proof from a Recent Summary Judgment Case
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - February 24, 2022 19:18 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss a grant of summary judgment against a trade secret misappropriation claim, and some important lessons on proving misappropriation and damages.
Episode 43: The Thrill of Fishing Coordinates and the Agony of Marginal Costs
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - January 21, 2022 20:44 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWe’re back for our fourth year and discuss proper venue for prosecution of criminal trade secret theft of fishing coordinates, and what kinds of costs must be deducted to calculate lost profit damages in trade secret misappropriation cases.
Episode 42: 2021 Year in Review
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - December 13, 2021 00:10 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJordan Grotzinger and Charles Feigelstock break down the highlights of 2021 in TSLE’s third Year in Review.
Episode 41: Preemption and the Risk of “Shotgun” Pleadings, and the Showing Required for Sealing Trade Secrets in Court Records
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - October 26, 2021 16:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we address the doctrine of “preemption,” or supersession, under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and specifically how a “shotgun” pleading of related claims can result in preemption. We also discuss a court decision explaining the showing needed to have trade secret in...
Episode 40: A Deep Dive Into the Trade Secret Misappropriation Statute of Limitations
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - September 22, 2021 16:18 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss the Sixth Circuit’s recent analysis of the statute of limitations for trade secret misappropriation claims, including the concept of continuing misappropriation.
Episode 39: Proving “Compilation” Trade Secrets and Damages After a Preliminary Injunction
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - August 24, 2021 14:40 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we examine how a plaintiff proved the existence of a “compilation” trade secret in a trial resulting in an eight-figure verdict, and the issue of how a preliminary injunction in a trade secret case affects the plaintiff’s claims for damages.
Episode 38: President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition and the Meaning of “Use” under the Defend Trade Secrets Act
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - July 21, 2021 14:49 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss President Biden’s July 9, 2021 Executive Order, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” and what it means for trade secret protection. We also unpack the definition of “use” of trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act.
Episode 37: The Supreme Court Interprets the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and the Latest on the China Initiative
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - June 09, 2021 17:48 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn the month that marks our two year anniversary, we welcome back guest Todd Pickles, and discuss a recent Supreme Court opinion that clarifies the reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the opinion's impact on trade secret cases. We also continue our discussion of the China Initiative a...
Episode 36: “Avoided Costs” as Damages and The Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - May 11, 2021 13:27 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss an informative analysis in the Southern District of New York of so-called “avoided costs” as damages for trade secret misappropriation, and the bi-partisan Protecting Intellectual Property Act of 2021 which, according to a sponsor, “draws a line in the sand” when it c...
Episode 35: Sabotage as Misappropriation and Surviving Summary Judgment
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast - April 13, 2021 15:34 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss how sabotage can constitute misappropriation of trade secrets, and the challenges of obtaining summary judgment in trade secret cases.
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