Federal Court Awards Company Only .00 in Damages in Misappropriation Case against Former Employee |  Seyfarth Shaw

Federal Court Awards Company Only $1.00 in Damages in Misappropriation Case against Former Employee | Seyfarth Shaw

The District of Maryland recently awarded a software developer a mere $1.00 in nominal damages for contract and trade secret claims against a former employee, citing the immateriality of the defendant’s breach and plaintiff’s failure to prove a fair licensing …

100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban

100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban

As we predicted, earlier today, 100 industry organizations submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to extend the comment period for its proposed rule banning non-competes nationwide by an additional 60 days. According to the letter, “[t]he regulated …