We wrote previously about how nobody seemed to be talking seriously about the noncompete bill that was passed by both the New York General Assembly and Senate last month. If signed by Governor Hochul, the bill would ban non-competes without a carveout even in the sale of a business context, which both California and the […]
Establishing jurisdiction over a defendant is critical in every lawsuit. Trade secret cases are certainly no different. A recent appellate decision from Texas underscored this important point by dismissing a plaintiff’s claim against a defendant – who did not even deny that he received misappropriated trade secrets – for lack of jurisdiction. The case is […]
Wednesday, July 19, 20233:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Central1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Mountain12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Pacific REGISTER HERE Confidentiality obligations and restrictive covenants are crucial tools employed by organizations to protect sensitive information, trade secrets and competitive advantages. However, recent state law and regulatory developments and NLRB […]
Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secret law: Trade secrets and non-compete litigation can result in massive damage awards, but those cases can also be unpredictable. Many viable trade secret claims went unexplored due to financial limitations or a lack of willingness to invest in litigation. Attorney […]
STEM ALERT: The Klein Law Firm Announces a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 11, 2023 in the Class Action Filed on Behalf of Stem, Inc. f/k/a Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. Shareholders NEW YORK, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Klein Law Firm announced that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of […]
Reyna Law Firm announced its recent induction in the American Academy of Attorneys’ 500 Million Dollar Club, an exclusive achievement granted to injury law firms that have totaled more than half a billion dollars in awarded compensation for their clients. Austin, Texas–(Newsfile Corp. – June 10, 2023) – Recently inducted into the American Academy of […]
Minnesota is joining the growing list of state legislatures targeting non-compete agreements, and doing so with one of the most aggressive laws in the nation on the subject. Included as part of the Senate Jobs and Economic Development and Labor Omnibus Budget Bill (SF 3035), the newly enacted Minn. Stats. Section 181.988 (“Section 181.988”) categorically […]
The day after obtaining federal brokerage authority for the logistics company he formed a month earlier, Christopher Johnson, a North Carolina resident, resigned from his employment with Cincinnati-based Total Quality Logistics, LLC (“TQL”). TQL then sued Johnson and his company Patriot Logistics (“Patriot”) in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, alleging Johnson breached his […]