Hiring an employee away from a competitor can be a potential legal minefield. It can lead to significant exposure to lawsuits for causes of action including misappropriation of trade secrets, claims of tortious interference...more
5/10/2013 - Competition Hiring & Firing Non-Compete Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreement Trade Secrets
Trade secret claims have historically derived from state common law causes of action and, subsequently, most states’ adoption of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which codifies that common law and generally proscribes the...more
4/25/2013 - CFAA Federal Jurisdiction Misappropriation Trade Secrets Uniform Trade Secrets Acts US v Nosal
On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, (the TTSCA), S. 3642, which broadens the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. Sections 1831-39)....more
1/16/2013 - Aleynikov Economic Espionage Act Espionage Misappropriation Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act Trade Secrets US v Aleynikov
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