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No Non-Compete? No Problem. Texas Court Grants TRO Forcing Former Employees to Stop Working for Competing Business.No Non-Compete? No Problem. Texas Court Grants TRO Forcing Former Employees to Stop Working for Competing Business.

Restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements have been a frequent topic of this blog in recent months, and rightly so. Non-competitors are generally thought to be effective tools to help firms protect trade secrets and competitive advantages. However, these agreements are falling out of favor across the country – the DOJ recently files a Statement of Interest in a state court case taking the position that non-competites may violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. Further, states continue to pass laws limiting or banning the use of noncompete agreements, including Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, DCand Colorado.

But one Texas

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The Gross Legislation Agency Notifies Shareholders of Unisys Company of a Class Motion Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of January 10, 2023SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The Gross Legislation Agency Notifies Shareholders of Unisys Company of a Class Motion Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of January 10, 2023

Printed: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:45 AM CST|Up to date: 17 hours in the past

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Gross Legislation Agency points the next discover to shareholders of Unisys Company.

Shareholders who bought shares of UIS in the course of the class listed interval are inspired to contact the agency concerning doable lead plaintiff appointments. Appointment as lead plaintiff isn’t required to partake in any restoration.

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PERIOD CLASS: August 3, 2022 to November 7, 2022

ALLEGATIONS: The grievance alleges that in the course of the class interval,

Commerce Secrets and techniques Meals Struggle Spotlights Significance of Complete AgreementsCommerce Secrets and techniques Meals Struggle Spotlights Significance of Complete Agreements

A decide within the Northern District of Texas just lately declined to dismiss a lawsuit, CiCi Enterprises LP et al. v. Mucho Pizza, LLC et al., alleging a pizza franchisee failed to keep up the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s commerce secrets and techniques after two associates inked a growth take care of competitor, Papa John’s. This case highlights the significance of complete agreements and the discount of settlement modifications to writing.

Starting in 2010, CiCi Enterprises[1] and Mucho Pizza, LLC[2] entered into 17 franchise agreements, which supplied Mucho Pizza entry to CiCi Enterprises’

Not All Documents Labeled Confidential Actually Are: Texas Jury Finds $23M Trade Secret Case Was Brought in Bad Faith | Seyfarth ShawNot All Documents Labeled Confidential Actually Are: Texas Jury Finds $23M Trade Secret Case Was Brought in Bad Faith | Seyfarth Shaw

On May 31, 2023, a Harris County Texas District Court jury found a telecom company acted in bad faith by filing a $23 million trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against a rival where the underlying technology was found to not actually be a trade secret.

Background & Analysis

In February 2019, Telecom firm Teligistics, Inc. (“Teligistics”) sued its rival Advanced Personal Computing, Inc. d/b/a Liquid Networx (“Liquid Networx”) and company executives Travis Wood and Robert Short, alleging they misappropriated trade secrets concerning its online platform for handling contracts named Telibid. Specifically, Teligistics alleged a former Liquid Network employee obtained a copy

Webinar Recap! Managing Trade Secrets in a Remote Work Environment | Seyfarth ShawWebinar Recap! Managing Trade Secrets in a Remote Work Environment | Seyfarth Shaw

In Seyfarth’s third installment in the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series providing valuable insights into navigating this evolving landscape, Seyfarth attorneys covered a range of topics, including the latest technology threats, the importance of communication and training, revisiting confidentiality policies, alternative trade secret protections, and updating restrictive covenant agreements. Here are the key takeaways from the Seyfarth webinar:

  1. Staying Informed about Technology Threats: Employers must stay up to date with the latest technology employees can use to misappropriate sensitive data. This includes being aware of potential tools and methods that could compromise trade secrets. Equally important is keeping abreast of

Law Firm Fined $5K for Using ChatGPT to Write Briefs With Fake CasesLaw Firm Fined $5K for Using ChatGPT to Write Briefs With Fake Cases

  • A law firm was fined $5,000 after one of its lawyers used ChatGPT to write a court brief.
  • The document had included references to some cases and opinions that didn’t exist.
  • The lawyer said he had “no idea” ChatGPT could fabricate information.

A law firm was fined $5,000 after a court found that one of its lawyers had used ChatGPT to write a court brief which included false citations.

The initial lawsuit was filed last year

Spilling Secrets Podcast: How to Pursue Damages in Trade Secrets LitigationSpilling Secrets Podcast: How to Pursue Damages in Trade Secrets Litigation

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 and Spilling Secrets host Erik W. Weibust and three special guests—Epstein Becker Green’s Managing Partner, James P. Flynn; Stephanie Southwick of Omni Bridgeway; and Mary Guzman of Crown Jewel Insurance—discuss the monetization of trade secrets litigation.

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NLRB Finds Its First Noncompete Target—and Its Charges Go Well Beyond an “Overbroad” NoncompeteNLRB Finds Its First Noncompete Target—and Its Charges Go Well Beyond an “Overbroad” Noncompete

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found its first target under recent guidance issued in a memo from its General Counsel claiming that noncompete agreements may violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). According to Bloomberg Law, “[t]the NLRB’s first enforcement action against an employer’s noncompete agreement targeted a Michigan cannabis processor and ended with a recent private settlement resolving the alleged labor law violations.” (The enforcement action predates the guidance memo). Bloomberg obtained redacted documents from the case via a Freedom of Information Act request.

As we previously reported, on May 31, 2023, the NLRB’s top lawyer, Jennifer …