Non-Compete Trade Secrets Law
08.11.2016 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
The SEC has fined an Atlanta company $265,000 for using various severance agreements restricting whistleblower activities. The Dodd-Frank Act added ’34 Act § 21F encouraging whistleblower…
07.20.2016 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
*Co-authored by Charles LeCocq Pokémon Go is the newest craze to hit smartphones, finding colossal success in America. Some estimates claim that five percent of…
06.14.2016 | by:
Ryan M. Corbett
After several years of handing down perceived anti-patent rulings, yesterday in Halo Elecs. v. Pulse Elecs., the Supreme Court gave patent owners an extra weapon…
06.8.2016 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
*Co-authored by Charles LeCocq. Competition is the name of the game this summer. The presidential hopefuls travel the country competing for votes. After knocking out…
02.26.2016 | by:
John Paul Nefflen
Over the last couple of years, there has been an increase in employees striking back against employers trying to enforce non-compete agreements. In those…
02.9.2016 | by:
John Paul Nefflen
Here's one where the tables were turned. Former employees often argue that a non-compete agreement is unenforceable because there was inadequate “consideration.” Consideration is the…
01.25.2016 | by:
William “Chip” Collins Jr.
Beginning in law school, attorneys are trained to learn from reported appellate cases, and that education never stops. In a recent Georgia Court of…
11.4.2015 | by:
Jon M. Gumbel
Our most recent article in this series (May, 2015) addressed the first step of the analysis necessary for the multi-state employer's design and implementation of…
10.22.2015 | by:
Peter C. Vilmos
Some clients prefer to resolve disputes in arbitration. In theory, an arbitration proceeding can more quickly and -- in some instances -- more cost effectively…
09.28.2015 | by:
William “Chip” Collins Jr.
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…
