Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey will tell you which states have addressed the issues particular to your client's case—and how to use precedents to your client's advantage. 
Your complete guide on trade secret protection. You get comprehensive, sophisticated analysis of state-law trade secret protection with this useful resource. State by state, you get: 
-state’s definition of "trade secret" -courts’ interpretations under the relevant statute or common law -policy considerations recognized by courts -evidence establishing the elements of a trade secret and claim of misappropriation, and more This important survey provides detailed discussions of important cases of first impression under state law, including that of California (type of misappropriation claim brought in "bad faith" entitling a defendant to an award of attorney’s fees) and Wisconsin ("actual loss" includes the plaintiff’s lost profits stemming from the defendant’s manufacture and distribution of a defective product incorporating the plaintiff’s misappropriated trade secret).

Trade Secrets: A State-By-State Survey

Brian M. Malsberger

Arnold H. Pedowitz

Samuel M. Brock

Administrative Law

BNA Books, Bureau of National Affairs

Covenants Not to Compete - A State-by-State Survey: 2003 Supplement

Easy access to explanations of causes of action, procedural issues, leading cases, and emerging trends-in all 50 states.  Reflecting the rapid expansion of litigation concerning the application of the duty of loyalty during employment--Employee Duty of Loyalty is your easy-to-scan, question-and-answer reference on:   each state's recognition and understanding of the duty of loyalty prohibited and permitted conduct and litigation issues including the availability of injunctive relief, damages, and defenses  With this book at hand, you will always be ready to provide prompt, balanced answers for every state regarding this exploding area of employment law.  First, review areas of concern by topic with the editors' detailed introduction. An expert team of employment attorneys probes key issues involving the duty to disclose, limitations on competition and solicitation, use of trade secrets, injunctive relief, remedies, and employee defenses. Developments are listed by year, so you can always determine what is new since the previous supplement.  Next, scan the editors' helpful state Q-and-A summaries to find how the duty of loyalty is evolving in each jurisdiction. You get concise answers to the most important questions--plus case examples, in-depth analysis, references to other sources, and more--to broaden your research.

Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-By-State Survey, Current Through December 2004

Business

Bna Books

This important survey provides detailed discussions of important cases of first impression under state law, including that of California (type of misappropriation claim brought in bad faith entitling a defendant to an award of attorneys fees) and Wisconsin (actual loss includes the plaintiffs lost profits stemming from the defendants manufacture and distribution of a defective product incorporating the plaintiffs misappropriated trade secret). In the THIRD EDITION, this definitive survey provides detailed discussions of cases of first impression under the laws of the various states, including:

Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey, 3rd Edition

Business & Money

Education & Reference

Covenants Not to Compete: A State-By-State Survey

Bureau Of National Affairs

Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-state Survey

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Easy access to explanations of causes of action, procedural issues, leading cases, and emerging trends for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Reflecting the rapid expansion of litigation concerning the application of the employee duty of loyalty, Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey, Fourth Edition serves as an excellent, easy-to-scan, question-and-answer reference on each state s recognition and understanding of the duty of loyalty; prohibited and permitted conduct; and litigation issues, including the availability of injunctive relief, damages, and defenses. Unique from other titles on the subject, this two-volume treatise contains extensive discussions of state law, broken out by category of employee from mere employees to officers and directors showing the reader how the duty of loyalty is applied depending on the level of responsibility an employee has within an organization. The Fourth Edition includes finding lists and detailed chapter contents, appendices of Restatement material, extensive quotations from court cases, and cross references to other titles in the State-by-State Survey series. It also contains incisive discussions of various other critical issues, including recognizing a cause of action for breach of the employee duty of loyalty; distinguishing what damages are available for breach of the employee duty of loyalty; and knowing if a claim for breach of the employee duty of loyalty preempted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act?

Employee Duty of Loyalty, 4th Edition

ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law

BNA Books, A Division of Bureau of National Affairs

In the 2009 Supplement to Covenants Not to Compete you ll find a number of invaluable updates and new information on critical subjects. For example, throughout 2008, courts all across the United States resolved a number of questions of first impression that have a substantial and direct bearing on the enforceability of covenants not to compete in the nation today.In addition, the 2009 Supplement identifies and discusses issues with respect to which there are significant splits of authority across the states, including whether the mere leasing of property to a competitor violates the terms of a noncompete clause where the clause fails to include language specifically prohibiting such action.

Covenants Not To Compete, 6th Edition, 2009 Supplement

ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law

In the 2009 Cumulative Supplement to Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey, Third Edition you ll find analysis of a number of issues critical to trade secret practice across the nation, including whether the execution of a trade secret nondisclosure clause can be relevant to a determination of whether particular information constitutes a trade secret under Iowa law.Whether access to trade secrets or other confidential information constitutes good consideration for a covenant not to compete under Montana law.Whether the inevitable disclosure doctrines are available under New York, Ohio, or South Carolina law.The effect proof of a defendant s ability to use the plaintiff s trade secrets can have on irreparable injury determinations and, in turn, on injunctive relief analysis under Rhode Island law.The effect proof of a breach of a noncompetition covenant has on requests for exemplary damages for willful and malicious violations of the Rhode Island trade secrets statute.

Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey, 3rd Ed, 2009 Supplement

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