Recently, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a matter of first impression holding that an alleged misappropriation of a trade secret that occurred before the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) was enacted in 2016 may form the basis for a DTSA claim based on a continued use of the purloined trade secret…
Its been over three years since Judge Alsup’s early rulings demonstrated his concern that Waymo’s former star engineer, Anthony Levandowski, took Waymo’s proprietary information to Uber and, today, August 4, 2020, Judge Alsup sentenced Levandowski to 18-months in prison for stealing trade…
Employers need to guard against technology and remote work environments that make it increasingly easy to steal confidential trade secret information and data unbeknownst to the employer. Further frustrating prosecution of trade secret cases is the ease with which electronic and paper trails disappear in…
Craft brewers celebrated National Beer Day yesterday with more comfort that Courts will help them protect their recipes, brewing processes and other trade secret information against rogue employees who take such information. A dispute “brewing” since 2013 came to a “head” on March…
A California Court of Appeal concluded that what appeared to be a standard nonsolicitation of employees provision was, in fact, an unenforceable noncompete that prevented its former employees from carrying out their chosen profession. The Court of Appeal in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services,…
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Sacramento Office Managing Partner and Chair of CDF’s Traditional Labor Law Practice Group. Mark has been practicing labor and employment law in California for thirty years. His practice has a special emphasis on the representation of California employers in union-management relations and handling federal and state court litigation and administrative matters triggered by all types of employment-related disputes. He is also adept at providing creative and practical legal advice to help minimize the risks inherent in employing workers in California. He recently named “Sacramento Lawyer of the Year” in Employment Law-Management for 2021 by Best Lawyers®.
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