A trial court declined to enter a preliminary injunction in a non-compete covenant case despite a provision in the covenant giving the employer the “right to seek injunctive relief in addition to any other remedy available to it.” The decision was affirmed on appeal.
Summary of the case. A 20% owner of a pest control service company (referred to by
Continue Reading Non-Compete That Grants An Employer The Right To Seek Injunctive Relief No Guarantee That Injunction Will Issue
The nineteenth century English jurist Lord Ellenborough once observed that “it is difficult to struggle with the common law.” Kerr v. Willan, 171 Eng. Rep 570 (K.B. 1817). Nearly two centuries later, struggling with the common law is still a formidable task – especially in cases involving claims of trade secrets misappropriation under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court Holds that UTSA Does Not Preempt Common Law Claims for Misuse of Confidential Information That Is Not a Trade Secret
According to a recent Arizona federal court decision, (a) an employee who had the right to access his employer’s confidential emails did not violate the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030, by downloading 300 such documents to his personal computer and sharing them with a recently terminated employee; (b) an employer may pursue either
Continue Reading Arizona Federal Court Issues Significant Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Trade Secret Preemption Decision
Courts around the country are split as to the circumstances under which the parties’ choice of law set forth in a non-compete agreement will be honored. In a recent diversity jurisdiction case ruling, Arizona U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell recently refused to enjoin violations of a non-compete clause which said that the law of Washington State applied. He held that Arizona