This afternoon, the FTC voted to adopt a proposed final rule banning most non-competes with workers in the United States. The final rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition—and therefore a violation of Section...more
4/24/2024
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Trade Secrets
A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Wisconsin affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a defendant accused of conspiring to misappropriate its competitor’s trade secrets. By a 4-3 decision in...more
9/7/2017
/ Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Misappropriation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Tyson Foods ,
WI Supreme Court
While the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) has only been in effect for a few months, the first wave of cases raising DTSA claims have started to generate federal decisions. In what appears to be the first substantive...more
8/2/2016
/ Asset Seizure ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Ex Parte ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Private Right of Action ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts