Update On FTC Non-Compete Ruling And Follow On Litigation
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Breach of Fiduciary Duty: Protecting Your Business Interests
Those who operate a business owe the business a fiduciary duty. This means that they’re required to put the financial interests of the business ahead of their own. When this duty is breached, the business’s finances can suffer and its reputation can be demolished. You...
Drafting enforceable non-compete agreements in Texas
Houston business owners use non-compete agreements for many reasons. A non-compete agreement can restrict employees from leaving your business and using their confidential information and insider knowledge to compete against you by working for competitors or opening...
FTC Announces their position banning Non-Compete Agreements.
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Patterson PC secures a unanimous jury trial verdict in their client’s favor.
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...
How effective are non-compete litigation strategies?
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...
Crafting Effective Trade Secret Protection Strategies for 2024
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...
Patterson, PC resolves client’s bet-the-company lawsuit by co-founder
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...
Pete Patterson selected to the 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
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...
Pete Patterson included in The Best Lawyers in America
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...