Noncompete Agreement Solutions Our Pittsburgh Litigation Lawyers can review a noncompete clause to determine if it can be enforced in Pennsylvania. Like any contract in Pennsylvania, a noncompete requires consideration, meaning the employer must provide something new in exchange for the employee’s promise not to compete in the future. A…
Pittsburgh Lawyer | Trade Secret Claims and Defenses
A Trade Secret in Pennsylvania If you are facing a “trade secret” claim or threat that may require a legal defense, please contact a Pittsburgh lawyer at our firm. Losing a trade secret case can result in you paying compensatory and punitive damages, plus paying the plaintiff’s attorney fees. What…
NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement Law in PA
Non-Disclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Clauses in PA We’re often asked: are non-disclosure agreements binding? The short answer is yes, so long as the NDA is “reasonably necessary” to protect the employer’s interests. This means, it cannot be over broad or unduly burdensome to the employee. Plus, an NDA must meet…
Confidential Info Protection: Waiver By Sharing with the Gov’t?
Effect of Sharing Trade Secrets with the Government Our Pittsburgh lawyers have blogged extensively about how an employer’s “secret” information will fall short of “trade secret” classification, unless the employer can show it had taken steps to develop and protect the “secret.” In other words, yours is no longer the…
I Googled Myself and…Oh No!
Our law firm gets plenty of calls from people who want to prevent their name from coming up in a “Google search,” especially where there exists a criminal record (that has been expunged but still appears in a Google search) or other embarrassing information available online. Some progress is being made on this front. The European Union…
