Posts Tagged ‘employment agreement’
Trade Secret Litigation on the Rise Against Laid Off Employees
Given all the employee layoffs and the many companies struggling to survive the bad economy, it is almost inevitable that we would be seeing an upswing in trade secret litigation against former employees. Law.com reported this week on the trend, stating that much of this litigation is over information that the employee is taking out…
Read MoreTrade Secrets Case Provides Important Lesson to Employers and Employees on the Significance of Employment Agreements
The case making headlines today regarding an ex-Intel Corporation employee accused of stealing trade secrets and giving them to his new employer, rival Advanced Micro Devices, provides some important lessons to employers and employees on the significance of employment agreements. The Mercury News reported on the case against former engineer Biswamohan Pani as follows: Federal…
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