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Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al

  1. January 04, 2018

    Waymo Must Show Uber Used IP, Judge Aims To Tell Jury

    The California federal judge overseeing next month's trial on Waymo's claims that Uber stole its self-driving car technology issued his penultimate jury instructions on trade secret misappropriation claims Wednesday, suggesting the jury be told actual use of the secrets is required to impose damages.

  2. January 02, 2018

    Waymo Says Withheld Letter Could Be Uber 'Cover-Up'

    Waymo has urged a California federal judge to order Uber to release a list of employees who were aware of a letter from the attorney of a former employee, saying it would help determine whether the letter was "intentionally concealed" during discovery in a suit claiming Uber acquired trade secrets from a former Waymo engineer.

  3. January 01, 2018

    Legal Ethics Cases To Watch In 2018

    The year looks fruitful for professional liability lawyers, with cases in New York and California promising to shed light on a tough attorney-deceit statute and advance conflict waivers, and a federal judge under a misconduct cloud in the public spotlight again. Here are five legal ethics cases to watch in 2018.

  4. January 01, 2018

    Trials To Watch In 2018

    Trial mavens will have plenty of drama to catch in 2018, from heavyweight technology disputes between Apple and Samsung and Waymo and Uber to the federal government’s unique False Claims Act suit seeking to recoup millions of dollars in sponsorship money from disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong.

  5. December 18, 2017

    Ex-Uber Atty Slams Subpoena In Waymo Trade Secrets Spat

    Uber's former in-house attorney Craig Clark sought to shut down a "facially defective" subpoena to be deposed in Waymo's self-driving car trade secrets suit against Uber, saying Monday that the subpoena is unreasonable at the height of the holiday season and raises issues concerning attorney-client privilege.

  6. December 15, 2017

    Special Master Says Uber Should Have Produced Letter

    The special master in Waymo's self-driving car trade secrets suit against Uber said Friday that a letter detailing an ex-Uber employee's allegations against the company should've been produced during discovery, in a report released the same day the 37-page letter — and its claims of corporate espionage and evidence destruction — was unsealed.

  7. December 13, 2017

    Waymo-Uber IP Suit Sparked DOJ Probe, Letter Reveals

    Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation in the wake of Waymo's California federal lawsuit alleging Uber stole self-driving car trade secrets from the Alphabet subsidiary, according to a U.S. Department of Justice letter to U.S. District Judge William Alsup unsealed Wednesday.

  8. December 12, 2017

    MoFo, Boies Attys To Answer Waymo Queries In Uber IP Suit

    Attorneys from Morrison & Foerster LLP and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP will answer select written questions in Waymo's lawsuit accusing Uber of stealing self-driving trade secrets after Uber objected to their depositions on the heels of a trial postponement over allegedly withheld evidence, according to an order filed in California federal court on Tuesday. 

  9. December 08, 2017

    Waymo, Uber Won't Agree to Back Special Master's Findings

    Neither Waymo nor Uber will agree to a California federal judge's request that they not challenge a special master's findings in a dispute over a letter sent to Uber's lawyers, the companies said in separate Thursday filings in Waymo's broader case over Uber's alleged theft of self-driving car trade secrets.

  10. December 04, 2017

    Waymo Jury Could Hear Uber 'Hid The Ball' In Discovery

    A California federal judge wants to know whether Uber should have given Waymo an ex-employee's letter alleging a corporate culture of secrecy, saying at a hearing Monday he'd have to tell the jury in the hotly anticipated trial over self-driving car trade secrets if there were attempts to "hide the ball" during discovery.

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