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Dust Off Your Non-Compete Agreement
Texas courts now lean toward enforcing non-compete and non-solicit agreements. But they may push back on how far your agreement can go. Your restrictions must be reasonable. If you’ve demanded too...
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Texas Non-Competes Get Even More Teeth: Marsh v. Cook
Thanks to the Texas Supreme Court, non-compete agreements just got easier to enforce. Texas companies have steadily enforced non-competes when the employee got trade secrets or confidential...
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Wall Street Journal Gives Us A Nod
Texas Lawyer invited us to start writing freelance. We’re honored. Well, our first article with those folks also got picked up by The Wall Street Journal. Never thought we’d live to see that day!...
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BBQ and Non-Compete Lawsuits: Better in Your Own Backyard?
What you get depends on who you’re asking. Know that injunction you want against an ex-employee who’s breaking his non-compete agreement? A judge makes the call. You guessed it—your result may...
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Lock Down Your IP From Employee Theft Texas-Style: Non-Competes and Business...
Businesses flock to Texas for many reasons. One reason: the strong tools available here to protect your intellectual property, or “IP,” from employee theft. Patent and copyright are fundamental, but...
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Texas Lawyer – Provisions That Turbocharge a Non-Compete
Texas Lawyer has signed up Alan Bush as a freelance contributor. His first article, “Provisions That Turbocharge a Noncompete,” appeared in the December 12, 2011 issue. Here’s what Alan had to say...
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Tweet Rights as Trade Secrets?
Many folks use LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook for business. When an employee leaves, what’s that social media account worth? Saying that the account password and business contacts are trade...
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Texas Lawyer: Get Smart About Non-Competes
Texas Lawyer has signed up Alan Bush as a freelance contributor. His latest article, “Get Smart About Non-Competes,” appeared in the In-House Texas pullout on April 1. Here’s what Alan had to say...
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Texas Lawyer: Uniform Trade Secrets Act Texas-Style
Texas Lawyer has signed up Alan Bush as a freelance contributor. His latest article, “Major Changes in Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act,” appeared in the newspaper on May 27. Here’s what Alan had to...
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Houston Business Journal: 5 things every employer needs to know about...
The Houston Business Journal has tapped Alan Bush as a freelance contributor again. His latest article, “5 things every employer needs to know about non-compete agreements,” hit the journal on July 15...
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