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’

A Central District of California court docket not too long ago denied a defendant’s movement for abstract judgment the place the defendant argued that the plaintiff’s claims for commerce secret misappropriation had been barred by the relevant statute of limitations. The court docket decided that the statute of limitations didn’t bar the plaintiff’s declare as a result of an inexpensive jury may discover that the plaintiff didn’t have cause to consider that all the parts of its commerce secret misappropriation declare had been met previous to the bar date. Particularly, the court docket concluded {that a} cheap jury may discover

WHY: New York, NY – (NewMediaWire) – July 22, 2023 – Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GDS) between April 12, 2021 and April 3, 2023, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important August 21, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.

SO WHAT: If you purchased GDS securities during the Class Period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee

The DC Circuit recently held that a “Mutual Non-Disparagement” clause requiring an employer to “direct” its employees not to disparage a former employee could reasonably be interpreted as prohibiting the employer itself from making disparaging statements.

in Wright v. Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, Dr. Terri Wright, a former employee of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (the “Foundation”), filed suit against the Foundation after discovering its CEO, Nicola Goren, had made disparaging statements about her.

The Foundation hired Wright in early February 2018 as its Vice President of Programs and Community. During Wright’s tenure, Goren criticized

NEW YORK, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announced the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Baxter International Inc. BAX between May 12, 2022 and February 8, 2023, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move to Court no later than September 11, 2023.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Baxter securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of

The personal data of thousands of clients of three of the country’s biggest law firms may be compromised following a massive global data theft, according to reports.

Kirkland & Ellis, K&L Gates and Proskauer Rose were targeted, along with 50 other multinational corporations last month, according to the ransomware group Clop, which took responsibility for the hack.

The law firms were exposed as a result of a vulnerability in MOVEit software used

On January 1, 2022, the latest amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (“Act”) became effective. As we previously described, that Act sets forth various requirements governing restrictive covenant agreements in Illinois. Among other things, the Act codified the so-called Fifield Rule by defining adequate consideration for enforcement of a restrictive covenant to be either two years of employment or some other consideration, such as “additional professional or financial benefits.”

Not surprisingly, what are sufficient “additional professional or financial benefits” remains an open question. However, one recent appellate opinion from the Third Appellate District provides helpful instruction regarding the

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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 decisions have created a complex web of considerations that employers must navigate when drafting and enforcing these agreements. Seyfarth’s fourth installment in the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series aims to provide in-depth insights into two key areas of concern: carveouts to