Tag Archives: Confidential Information

Washington Employers: Take Caution Before Asking Your Employees To Sign Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Agreements

By James Morrison on August 4, 2022 Posted in Trade Secrets, Washington

For years, employers have insisted that confidentiality and nondisparagement agreements be included in settlement agreements in a variety of employment disputes, such as discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, and others. The reasoning is straightforward enough: Companies want to protect their reputations, and confidentiality/nondisparagement provisions in settlement agreements have been a way to ensure that unhappy … Continue Reading

Sixth Circuit Differentiates Trade Secrets and Confidential Information Under Texas Law

By Edward L. Friedman and Kelline R. Linton on November 23, 2015 Posted in Trade Secrets

Last week, in a diversity jurisdiction case, the Sixth Circuit analyzed Texas law to identify the relationship among three separate categories of business information: (1) trade secrets, (2) contractually protected confidential information, and (3) general skills and knowledge. The Sixth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling, which failed to distinguish between trade secrets and confidential … Continue Reading