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Fiduciary Duties and Remedies in Florida LLCs: What Members Need to Know

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Disputes among members of a limited liability company (LLC) are inevitable. Unlike casual disagreements with friends or roommates, conflicts within an LLC can have legal and financial consequences. Recognizing this reality,...more

Stark & Stark

Employee’s Duty of Loyalty to Employer

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While everyone is undoubtedly aware that an employee is not lawfully permitted to steal from his/her employer, the next logical question concerns what specifically are an employee’s legal obligations during their course of...more

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Fourth Circuit Holds That Government Contractors Can Rely on Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty to Prevent Employees from Direct...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has found that employees can breach their duty of loyalty to their employers and tortiously interfere with a business expectancy by competing against their employer for the...more

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A Herculean Task: Proving a Competitor’s Knowledge and Participation in an Unfair Competition Case

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent case out of the Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas highlights the challenges in proving liability against a third-party competitor for knowing participation in breach of duty of loyalty/fiduciary...more

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California Jury Punishes Former Employees for Unfair Play-Only Lawful Competition is Sacrosanct!

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Notwithstanding California's strong public policy in favor of lawful competitive behavior, California employees' duty of loyalty to their current employer reigns supreme. A violation of that duty can lead to costly jury...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Question #272: Competing in California

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Question: One of our company’s employees recently left to start a competing business. We think he started this process while he was still employed by us, and that he is probably using information he learned from us. ...more

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Employees Have A (Limited) Duty Of Loyalty Under Florida Law

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It has long been established under Florida law that employees have a duty of loyalty to their employer. Secretly assisting a competitor, or soliciting customers or employees for the benefit of a future employer, generally...more

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