The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently denied a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment that a former employee had misappropriated trade secrets when he left to work for a competitor, and granted the defendant’s crossmotion for summary judgment. The case provides a useful overview of the evidence needed to support a violation of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA).
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NLRB Judge Finds Employees Wrongfully Terminated for Facebook Postings
On April 27, 2012, an NLRB Administrative Law Judge issued another decision in the growing body of cases involving employee use of social media. In Design Technology Group, LLC d/b/a
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