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Texas Jury Orders Bell Helicopter to Pay $16M in Trade-Secrets Case

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary information that the companies developed to a rival supplier of cockpit display systems. The jury …

Dellwood Insurance Says AIG’s ‘Ginned-Up Claims’ Must Be Dismissed

The legal squabble between American International Group (AIG) and a startup-up formed by some former employees continued this week with another filing from Dellwood Insurance Group in support of its motion to dismiss AIG’s claims. Dellwood, in a U.S. District …

Dallas Federal Court Cuts $500M Verdict in Facebook VR Lawsuit in Half

A federal court in Dallas on June 27 halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook Inc., its virtual reality unit Oculus, and others to pay ZeniMax Media Inc., a video game publisher that alleged Oculus stole its …

Farmers Files Trade Secrets Suit in California Against Auto Club Michigan, Former Employees

Farmers Insurance has filed a lawsuit in California against a pair of former employees and the Automobile Club of Michigan alleging the theft of trade secrets. The suit alleges violations of the California Trade Secrets Act, unfair competition, breach of …