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Posted on March 13, 2018
by Leiza Dolghih
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Last Tuesday, Stormy Daniels, a porn star, sued President Trump seeking to declare her 2016 confidentiality agreement with him unenforceable and void so that she can tell the world about her affair with the President back in 2006. Here’s why she may lose.
Posted on January 12, 2018
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act prohibits companies from claiming tax deduction for confidential settlements paid for sexual harassment and abuse and the related lawyer’s fees.
Category: Confidentiality Agreements in Texas, Employment Agreements in Texas, Employment Law, Law, Non-Compete Agreements in Texas, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal NewsTags: #metoo, #metoo trends, #sexual harassment claims, confidentiality agreement, nondisclosure agreements, settlement agreements, sexual harassment claim, Wrongful Termination
Posted on May 14, 2017
by Leiza Dolghih
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Starting May 15, 2017, I will be joining Lewis Brisbois as a partner in their labor and employment law group and continue to focus on non-compete and trade secrets disputes. As I am in the process of updating this blog to reflect the change, please…
Posted on October 26, 2016
by Leiza Dolghih
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On Tuesday, the White House issued a call to action to state policymakers to do the following: 1. Ban non-compete clauses for categories of workers, such as workers under a certain wage threshold; workers in certain occupations that promote public health and safety; workers…
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Posted on October 11, 2016
by Leiza Dolghih
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With so many companies moving their headquarters from California to Texas in the recent years, non-compete disputes involving employees and employers who have ties to both states have multiplied. In these types of cases, one of the first questions the courts ask is which state’s…
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Posted on July 29, 2016
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Generally, Texas allows non-compete agreements between employers and employees as long as they are reasonable in scope, geographic area, and term, and meet a few other requirements. See my previous posts about those requirements here, here, and here. Practically speaking, however, whether a particular non-compete agreement…
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Today, President Obama signed into law S. 1890, which will allow companies to sue entities in federal court over allegations of trade secrets theft. Previously, the Senate passed the bill 87-0 on April 4, and the House cleared it by 410-2 on April 27. “Enacting the Defend…
Category: Law, Texas Legal News, Trade SecretsTags: Dallas Trade Secrets Attorney, federal defend trade secrets act, Federal trade secrets statute, suing for theft of confidential information, Texas employment attorney, Texas trade secrets attorney, trade secrets lawsuits, trade secrets litigation in texaas, Unfair Competition
Posted on April 28, 2016
by Leiza Dolghih
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The federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), that has been subject of rigorous debate over the past few years, is just days away from becoming the law of the land. On April 4, 2016, the Senate passed the DTSA bill with a vote of…
Category: Confidentiality Agreements in Texas, Law, Texas Business Law, Texas Legal News, Trade SecretsTags: Dallas business litigation attorney, Dallas Trade Secrets Attorney, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Federal trade secrets statute, Non-disclosure agreements in Texas, recover stolen trade secrets, recovering stolen trade secrets, Russian lawyer in Texas, Stolen trade secrets, Texas trade secrets attorney, violation of a non disclosure agreement
Posted on January 31, 2016
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently joined the Second, Sixth, and Tenth Circuits in holding that where an employer shows that it had legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for firing a pregnant employee (e.g., non-performance), a mere fact that the employee was fired shortly after…
Category: EEOC, Employment Discrimination, Law, Pregnancy Discrimination, Sex / Gender Discrimination, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal NewsTags: accommodating pregnant workers, Dallas employment attorney, fired for being pregnant, gender discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnancy discrimination in Texas, pregnant worker rights, working while pregnant, Wrongful Termination
Posted on January 27, 2016
by Leiza Dolghih
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While we patiently wait for a sequel to Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story to come out, a similar saga involving competing gym/spa establishments has been unfolding in Houston, Texas (minus the dodge ball tournament and shiny singlets) recently culminating in a lawsuit in the federal district court for…
Category: Law, Non-Compete Agreements in Texas, Temporary Injunctions, Texas Business Law, Texas Legal News, Trade SecretsTags: breach of noncompete agreement, company email policy, Competing with former employer, Dallas business litigation attorney, Dallas employment lawyer, Enforcing non compete agreements, fitness industry legal advice, Non-Compete Agreements in Texas, Temporary injunction in Texas, tortious interference in Texas, unfair competition in Texas
Posted on January 24, 2016
by Leiza Dolghih
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Lawsuits involving trade secrets theft have become an almost weekly occurrence. In 2015, Fitbit, Nike, Angie’s List, and Oculus Rift became entangled in high-profile legal battles arising out of former employees and competitors allegedly stealing the companies’ trade secrets such as customer lists, software codes, and…
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