For those of you interested in the inevitable disclosure doctrine and the ability to enjoin a former employee from accepting employment with a new company under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, don’t miss the Third Circuit’s lengthy opinion in Bimbo v. Botticelli, in which it affirms the lower court’s decision to enjoin an executive from [...]
Bimbos and Non-competes
Non-competes and health care professionals
Madeleine Baran at Minnesota Public Radio has an interesting story about the use of non-competes in the health care profession. (Disclosure: I was interviewed for the piece). A mother has two children with severe mental health problems. For the past year, her 8-year-old and 10-year-old daughters had been receiving services from a mental health worker who helped [...]
Tips on protecting customer relationships in the Blackberry age
Here is a link to a good article by two lawyers from Atlanta, Benjamin Flink and Anne Andrews, on how to protect your confidential information and customer relationships in this age of data mobility. While it mostly focuses on Georgia law, the article provides some good practical suggestions/reminders, including using confidentiality agreements with employees; instituting [...]
Non-Compete Agreements and Trade Secrets: where there’s smoke there’s fire?
A federal Court of Appeals in Boston yesterday affirmed a jury’s decision awarding $1.1 million against an employee and his new employer for breaching a non-competition agreement and misappropriating trade secrets. The decision should serve as a reminder of the risks involved in these types of situations.
First, some background. Astro-Med and Nihon Kohden are rivals in [...]
