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Labor/Employment

Jul. 17, 2014

Tread lightly pursuing trade secret litigation

California is the top state for trade secret litigation, in part because it is also a state with significant hurdles to enforcement of noncompete agreements. By An Nguyen Ruda, Matthew Kenefick and Brian Morris


By An Nguyen Ruda, Matthew Kenefick and Brian Morris


In June 2014, Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe sought approval of a $324 million class action settlement in an antitrust lawsuit which alleged that the companies had agreed not to solicit one another's engineers. This followed a settlement between Google, Apple, Intel, Intuit and Pixar and the U.S. Department of Justice which prohibited the companies from entering into "any agreement ... [to] refrain fro...

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