The right to privacy is a delicate thing
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…
North Carolina Trade Secrets Law Complements New Federal Remedies
Comparing Federal and North Carolina Trade Secret Protection by Bob Meynardie May 9, 2016 Bob Meynardie, Trade Secrets & Non-Competes A new federal private cause of action to protect trade…
The Elusive Happy Ending
by Joe Nanney February 9, 2018 Business & Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Joe Nanney Mediation is a remarkable tool for resolving disputes. Very few cases in North Carolina are tried…
Protecting Trade Secrets In North Carolina
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…
Federal “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016” Enacted
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…
Comparing Federal and North Carolina Trade Secret Protection
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,…