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Article: Beyond noncompete agreements: using Florida's Trade Secrets Act to prevent former employees from disclosing sensitive information to competitors.
- Article from:
- Florida Bar Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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The problem is a familiar one: A business client calls and informs you that an employee with highly valuable, confidential information has resigned and is going to work for a competitor. The client is afraid that the employee will disclose the information to the competitor. Legal advice and assistance -- timely and effective -- is requested.
While this problem is by no means new, the theft (and potential theft) of confidential information or trade secrets is a growing concern in the fast-paced, competitive, high-tech "information age." On the eve of the 21st century, employees are more likely to possess specialized, confidential, and proprietary information than ...