On Behalf of Meynardie & Nanney, PLLC | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog, Business Law, Business Ownership, Trade Secrets, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
Company Q was unhappy when it hemorrhaged four employees with access to sensitive trade secrets. The first Company Q employee to resign, Defector A, set up two competing companies. Three more information-privileged Company Q employees, Defectors B, C and D left...
On Behalf of Meynardie & Nanney, PLLC | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, Business & Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
Overbroad Non-Compete Cannot Be Saved by Bob Meynardie March 28, 2016 Bob Meynardie, Business & Commercial Litigation, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes In Beverage Systems of the Carolinas, LLC v. Associated Beverage Repair, LLC, 2016 WL 1084117 (N.C. Supreme...
On Behalf of Meynardie & Nanney, PLLC | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
by Bob Meynardie April 27, 2016 Bob Meynardie, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes By Bob Meynardie, Business & Construction Trial Lawyer As the Defense of Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) makes its way through Congress with bilateral support and the endorsement of the...
On Behalf of Meynardie & Nanney, PLLC | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
by Bob Meynardie May 18, 2016 Bob Meynardie, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes With bilateral and bicameral support, the creation of a private cause of action for the misappropriation of trade secrets has seemed inevitable for some time. President Obama signed the bill...
On Behalf of Meynardie & Nanney, PLLC | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
by Bob Meynardie September 24, 2018 Bob Meynardie, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Dueling Statutes As we first described before the federal statute was enacted, the owner of a trade secret in North Carolina now enjoys the protection of both the Federal Defend Trade...
On Behalf of Meynardie & Nanney, PLLC | May 9, 2016 | Blog, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
A new federal private cause of action to protect trade secrets appears imminent. Since North Carolina already allows private parties to bring a civil action to protect their trade secrets, we compare the two statutes and answer several practical questions related to...