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Employee Misconduct Employment Litigation Trade Secrets

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employee pirates can plunder a business. Arrrgh ye ready?

Piracy is defined as robbery by ship- or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, with a goal of stealing cargo or other valuables. During the Golden Age of Piracy, from the 1680s to the 1720s, infamous...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Nursing Assistant’s “Self-Help” Attempt to Bolster Her Discrimination and Wage Claims Backfires in Spectacular Fashion

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As readers of this blog know, most trade secret misappropriation claims are brought in civil complaints—but a recent case out of Pennsylvania reveals how quickly the tables can turn on a civil plaintiff asserting claims...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

N.C. Business Court Dismisses Most Claims in Employee Misconduct Lawsuit

Earlier this year, the North Carolina Business Court (which handles complex business cases arising in the state) issued a decision that serves as a painful reminder of the consequences of failing to protect your business from...more

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