Court lets $1.9 million verdict stand, rejects challenge to customer compilation trade secretFisherBroyles LLP partner R. Mark Halligan discusses a Seattle federal judge's decision to uphold a $1.9 million jury verdict in a lawsuit a chemical distribution company filed against former employees and their new company, accusing them of misappropriating trade secrets.Reuters7d agoWhole story →CommerceEconomy
US Senate panel votes to advance Trump pick for consumer watchdogA U.S. Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Capital One executive Brian Johnson to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting up a vote by the full Senate.Reuters19d agoWhole story →CommerceGovernmentcfpb nomination vote