Confidential Information and the Departing Employee
I recently ran a seminar for the Human Resources Association of Central CT on "Effectively Managing Your Departing Employees." The issues concerned how attorneys can help to eliminate, prevent, or mitigate the risks of intellectual property theft. In this post, I will define the basics of the problem. In the next post, I will cover […]
Damages for Breach of Non-Compete Agreement In Connecticut
When deciding whether to hire an attorney to seek enforcement of a non-compete agreement in Connecticut, a business should consider the available remedies or damages. The following are the basic remedies or damages for breach of a typical non-compete agreement in Connecticut. 1. Injunctive relief. Injunctive relief basically means a court ordered act or prohibition […]
First Amendment Suit Filed Against Hartford Courant Following Termination of Columnist
I was tipped off by a reader that George Gombossy, the consumer columnist at Ctwatchdog, would be filing his wrongful termination suit against his former employer the Hartford Courant. Sure enough, the lawsuit now has been filed and made its way around cyberspace today. Hartford Attorney Mark Dumas posted a copy of the lawsuit on […]
Dispute Between Business Partners Ends In Dissolution and Double Damages Under Connecticut Wage Act
In Saunders v. Firtel, a decision to be officially released on September 22, 2009, the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld an award of double damages under Connecticut’s wage and hour laws in what amounted to a dispute between two business partners, Barry Saunders and Burton Firtel. The supreme court also upheld judicial dissolution of a company owned by the […]
Social Networking Lawsuits Are Big Risk to Business
I just read an excellent article posted on Law.com from the New York Law Journal on social networking and challenges to business owners and their legal counsel. The authors Christopher Boehning and Daniel Toal focus on a new emerging problems associated with electronic discovery of social networking data. The authors also point out many of the potential problems for employers […]