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DOJ Sues eBay for Non-Compete Pact
On Friday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against eBay accusing the company of entering a non-compete pact with software maker Intuit. Under the

Zynga Adds Rival Kixeye as Defendant in Trade Secrets Case & Kixeye Countersues
The Zynga saga continues. In October, Zynga – the company that makes popular Facebook games like FarmVille – filed a lawsuit against a former employee,

Non-Compete Cases and Choice of Law: A Recent Case From Missouri
A recent non-compete case out of Missouri raises a number of interesting considerations, including some related to choice of law and conflicts of law. The

Zynga Sues Former Manager Over Theft of CityVille Trade Secrets
In the realm of non-compete and trade secret litigation, there are certain truisms that have stood the test of time. Among the most basic: Do

In Harlan Laboratories Case, MA Court States the Obvious: Leave the Customer Files Behind
Yesterday evening, at a cigar bar in Fort Lauderdale (shout out to the Florida Cigar Company), I had a discussion with a few gentlemen that

Amazon Sues Former High Ranking Employee Over New Job at Google
As an attorney who defends employees in non-compete cases, I am generally critical of how such agreements are used. For one thing, it seems that