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Feb 28, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Peter A. Steinmeyer
In this episode of Spilling Secrets, Epstein Becker Green attorneys Daniel R. Levy, Aime Dempsey, and George Carroll Whipple, III, explore trade secrets through the lens of Oscar-nominated films, offering insights into protecting sensitive information in today’s competitive landscape.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Eric Troutman |Lucas Nicolet-Serra |Peter A. Steinmeyer |Steven J Pearlman
On January 13, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced lawsuits against Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity (together, “Allstate”), for the unlawful collection, use and sale of precise geolocation data collected through Allstate’s mobile apps, in violation of Texas’s comprehensive data privacy law. The AG’s office alleges that Allstate then used this covertly obtained data to justify raising insurance rates.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Eric Troutman |Lucas Nicolet-Serra |Peter A. Steinmeyer |Steven J Pearlman
Skip to main content January 22, 2025 Volume XV, Number 22 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Peter A. Steinmeyer
This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists discuss how to navigate “group lift-outs,” in which one company hires multiple employees from another company at or about the same time. Group lift-outs are among the most challenging circumstances to navigate in the trade secrets and non-compete space. While possible in virtually every industry, they have become increasingly common in industries such as financial services, insurance, technology, and even design and apparel.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
chicagobusiness.com | Peter A. Steinmeyer
By now, Illinois businesses should be well aware of some significant legislative developments impacting legal requirements for employers that took effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Peter A. Steinmeyer
This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists look back on the top trade secrets and non-compete stories of the year. This year has been a rollercoaster for trade secrets and non-compete law. We’ve seen major legal battles at both the federal and state levels impacting employers across the nation. In this episode of Spilling Secrets, Epstein Becker Green attorneys Peter A. Steinmeyer, Daniel R. Levy, Katherine G. Rigby, A. Millie Warner, and Erik W.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Peter A. Steinmeyer
This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists look back on the top trade secrets and non-compete stories of the year:This year has been a rollercoaster for trade secrets and non-compete law. We’ve seen major legal battles at both the federal and state levels impacting employers across the nation. In this episode, Epstein Becker Green attorneys Peter A. Steinmeyer, Daniel R. Levy, Katherine G. Rigby, A. Millie Warner, and Erik W.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Peter A. Steinmeyer
This week, we’re examining the repercussions for employers of a recent court decision that set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) nationwide non-compete ban. On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocked the FTC’s ban on non-compete agreements nationwide. What does this mean for employers? Epstein Becker Green attorney Peter A.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
tradesecretsandemployeemobility.com | Carolyn Boucek |Peter A. Steinmeyer |Erik Weibust
On July 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an order in ATS Tree Services, LLC v. FTC, Case No. 2:24-cv-01743-KBH, denying Plaintiff ATS Tree Services, LLC’s (“ATS”) motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin the FTC’s Noncompete Ban which, if not enjoined by other courts, will go into effect on September 4, 2024.
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May 17, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Peter A. Steinmeyer |Erik Weibust
On April 23, 2024, the FTC announced the issuance of a final rule banning employers from entering into, enforcing, or attempting to enforce post-employment non-compete clauses with workers, subject to limited exceptions, and invalidating all existing non-competes with a narrow exception for certain senior executives (FTC: Non-Compete Clause Rule (Final Rule)).
