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Oct. 25, 2023

CUTSA suppression of overbroad confidentiality provisions

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In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's proposed nationwide ban on noncompete agreements, there has been a heightened focus on confidentiality provisions. In Brown v. TGS Management Co ., the California Court of Appeal concluded that an overbroad confidentiality provision violated Business and Professions Code section 16600 and operated as a de facto noncompete provision. Subscribe

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