Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secret law: The inevitable disclosure doctrine, expected to be a widely used tool to protect trade secrets after the famous PepsiCo, Inc. v. Redmond case in 1995, has not been as commonly employed as anticipated. But is the legal landscape about to change?Epstein Becker Green’s all-star panel of attorneys – Peter A. Steinmeyer, Katherine G. Rigby, A. Millie Warner, and special guest James J. Oh – delve into the most famous trade secrets case of all time.* * * Tune in to Spilling Secrets, a podcast series on the future of trade secrets and non-compete law.…
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David Stern’s cold calls launched his career in entertainment and sports law
“They said, ‘We get 1000s of applicants every year, [but] you’re the only person that’s ever called us.’ And I knew that I was onto something.” Stern returned to law school energized with experience doing legal research and reviewing contracts for a high-profile sports team, sure he wanted to continue that path and work for a sports organization after graduation. After doing another summer with the Raiders and then articling at a labor and employment boutique in Ottawa, Stern rejected the traditional advice to gain a few years of experience as an associate before going in-house. Instead, he made another fateful cold call.…
Gambia hires US law firm to consider action on toxic Indian cough syrup, the minister says
By Pap Saine and Edward McAllister BANJUL (Reuters) – The Gambia has hired a US law firm to explore legal action after a government-backed investigation found that contaminated medicines from India were “very likely” to have caused the deaths of children last year, the justice minister told Reuters. At least 70 children in Gambia, most under 5 years old, died from acute kidney injury between June and October. Local doctors suspected cough syrups imported from India were the likely culprits, Reuters reported earlier this year, and tests by the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the presence of lethal toxins, sparking a global hunt for contaminated medicines.…
New York State Senate Passes Bill to Ban Noncompete Agreements
New York State may soon join the growing list of restricting jurisdictions or banning noncompete agreements. On June 7, 2023 the New York State Senate passed S 3100A (the “Bill”), which would prohibit employers from seeking, requiring, demanding, or accepting certain noncompete agreements.If adopted and signed into law, the Bill would significantly change the landscape for New York employers, in part because the legislation uses broad–and sometimes vague–definitions. The Bill defines “non-compete agreement,” as “any agreement, or clause contained in any agreement, between an employer and a covered individual that prohibits or restricts such as covered individual from obtaining employment, after the conclusion of employment with the employer included as a party to the agreement.”…