Monthly Archives: January 2016

Another Plug for Keeping Secrets Secret

Just a quick post to follow up on the item I wrote back in June about the hack into the Houston Astros’ Ground Control database by someone within the St. Louis Cardinals’ front office.

We now know the culprit was Chris Correa, a former Cardinals scouting director who recently pled guilty to five counts of accessing Astros computers without authorization from 2013-14. Correa was able to get into the Astros’ database because he had the password of a former Cardinals’ employee who had joined the Astros. Continue reading

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SCOTX Asked to Keep a Few Too Many Secrets

Yesterday, the Texas Supreme Court heard an important case involving the recently enacted Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), and it could profoundly impact how trade secret cases are litigated in Texas. This case concerns whether a plaintiff can banish … Continue reading

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Deposition tips for Camille Cosby

I work a lot with executives facing deposition in high-stakes commercial litigation, so I know what Bill and Camille Cosby’s legal team is doing right now: everything they can to quash the prospect that Mrs. Cosby will have to be … Continue reading

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