FTC Announces their position banning Non-Compete Agreements.
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Sam Alam v Andrew Gomes, MD, Mahendra Agraharkar, MD, et al.; Cause No. 2017- 43835; In the District Court of Harris County, Texas 165th Judicial District. Patterson PC is pleased to announce the unanimous jury trial verdict in our client’s favor. Drisonline.com and...
A non-compete agreement can be a powerful way to protect your business and its trade secrets. Here, your employee signs a contractual arrangement whereby they agree not to go to work for competitors within a specified geographical region for a specified period of...
Your business’s trade secrets give you a competitive edge in the marketplace. But if you don’t properly safeguard them, they can be leaked, cutting your legs out from under you. This, in turn, can leave your business struggling to survive. In other words, when it...
What does “victory” look like in business litigation? Business owners who have never had to defend themselves against lawsuits might imagine dramatic courtroom battles leading to a favorable verdict. Most resolve through settlement. This case had both. Patterson, PC...
Attorney Pete Patterson, the managing partner at Patterson PC, has been selected, for the 17th year, to the 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list. Furthermore, for the 5th consecutive year, Attorney Patterson has been nominated to the Houston Super Lawyers: Top 100 list. Each...
Attorney Pete Patterson, the managing partner at Patterson PC, was recently included in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation – Banking and Finance. Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a...
When a fiduciary relationship exists in a business, the business owner trusts the other party, generally an employee or other professional, to act in good faith and in the best interests of the business. So, if a fiduciary breaches their duties and acts in...
I am humbled to be awarded the Lifetime Lars Langerud Award from The Entrepreneurs’ Organization. This is the first such award by the Houston Chapter. I enjoyed speaking to the membership of more than 200 strong with my wife and son in attendance.
The obligations involved with running a business can be immense. But owners aren’t the only one who has responsibilities to fulfill. Depending on the structure of the business at hand, there may be several other individuals who need to fulfill their duties in order to...