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Federal courts address question of employer-employee ownership of business-related social media accounts

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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June 5 2012

The question of whether an employer is entitled to trade secret protection over social media accounts used for business purposes is unfolding in several well-publicized cases currently pending in federal courts throughout the country

California appellate court rejects overly broad non-competition agreement and casts doubt as to continuing viability of trade secrets exception

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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December 11 2009

Although California has a long-standing prohibition on non-competition agreements, as codified in Business and Professions Code Section 16600, courts have historically allowed such agreements where necessary to protect an employer's trade secrets

California jury awards $4.5m for trade secret misappropriation

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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October 7 2008

In a case involving stolen trade secrets between competitors, a California jury awarded Contessa Premium Foods Inc. $2.8 million in compensatory damages and $1.7 in punitive damages against Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods and several affiliated companies

California partnerships subject to anti-retaliation laws

Fenwick & West LLP
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USA
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June 15 2012

In Fitzsimons v. California Emergency Physicians Medical Group, a California court of appeal revived an emergency room physician's retaliation claim against the partnership of which she is a member

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Federal courts address question of employer-employee ownership of business-related social media accounts

California appellate court rejects overly broad non-competition agreement and casts doubt as to continuing viability of trade secrets exception

California jury awards $4.5m for trade secret misappropriation

California partnerships subject to anti-retaliation laws

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