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Gray Reed

Increased Scrutiny Surrounding Noncompete Agreements During the Pandemic

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Since the current economic downturn began in February 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, noncompete agreements have become increasingly scrutinized nationwide, and courts have become more reluctant to enforce them. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Blue-Pencil Overly Broad Noncompete Agreement; Casts Doubt on Choice of Law Provisions

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A recent Delaware Chancery Court opinion has elucidated Delaware’s approach to judicially modifying, or “blue-penciling,” overly broad noncompete agreements and deferring to parties’ choice of law provisions. The case, FP UC...more

Jackson Walker

Continuing Challenges in Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete Under Texas Law

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Challenges remain in enforcing covenants not to compete under Texas law, despite a trend since 2006 from Texas Supreme Court decisions that have approved covenants....more

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Appeals court continues narrow interpretation of Oklahoma’s non-solicitation statute

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Dealing with departing employees can be tricky. That’s why many companies require certain employees — particularly those with access to confidential or proprietary company information or customers — to sign written agreements...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Is Customer Information A Trade Secret? Not So Fast!

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Under what circumstances do customer information and business operations constitute “trade secrets” that may be enjoined from use by a former employee ? A recent decision by Justice Elizabeth H. Emerson on this issue serves...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Texas Court of Appeals Finds Noncompete Agreement Inapplicable to Former President’s Post-Termination Activities Due to the...

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On October 27, 2016, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s order denying an application for temporary injunction seeking to enjoin Thomas Musgrave, the former president of Henry F. Coffeen III Management,...more

Burr & Forman

Eight-Figure Judgments in Trade Secret Cases – Do We Have Your Attention Now?

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The conventional wisdom among attorneys and litigants in the noncompete and trade secret arena is that the cases are all about the injunctions, usually at the TRO and interlocutory injunction stage. Some judgments handed...more

Snell & Wilmer

Five Questions to Consider Before Seeking to Restrain a Former Employee from Engaging in Competitive Activity

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Determining whether to enforce a restrictive covenant or confidentiality agreement against a former employee requires the careful consideration of legal, economic and practical considerations. Here are five questions an...more

Fisher Phillips

Excuse Me Judge, Could I Be Heard On That?

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A few months ago, I filed a motion for a TRO on behalf of a client. I thought I had a pretty rock-solid case. My client had discovered that in the weeks and months leading up to the resignation of a former employee, the...more

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Watch Your Assets Part Three: Why and When to Seek Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders

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In our last two posts, we identified best practices for ensuring that a company’s house is in order, including the use of narrowly tailored restrictive covenant agreements (Part I) and adopting a company culture and behaviors...more

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