Legal Developments In Non-Competition Agreements: Episode 7 of Fairly Competing: Trade Secrets, Whistleblowers, and the First Amendment

Friday, May 10, 2013

Episode 7 of Fairly Competing: Trade Secrets, Whistleblowers, and the First Amendment

Episode 7 of the Fairly Competing podcast, Trade Secrets, Whistleblowers and the First Amendment, is now available for listeners and subscribers.

In this episode, John Marsh, Russell Beck, and I discuss the special problems posed when companies pursue trade secrets claims against whistleblowers.

We also discuss First Amendment concerns posed by these suits, state SLAPP statutes, and a recent case involving Anheuser-Busch that encompassess many of these interesting issues.

You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the link below, visiting the official podcast website, or subscribing to Fairly Competing on iTunes.

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Episode 7 of Fairly Competing: Trade Secrets, Whistleblowers, and the First Amendment

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