Businesses spend a great deal of money to develop and protect their intellectual property. Consequently, they view any attempt by a competitor to reduce the value of that property with justifiable alarm. One of the most potent legal weapons for protecting a firm's...
Month: March 2017
Short seller sued for defamation
Short selling is a common technique used by investors to reap a profit when they anticipate that the price of a given stock is going to drop. The short seller enters into contracts to sell large number of shares in the targeted corporation. And, when the price of the...
How does New York define a “trade secret”?
New York City is perhaps the largest financial, entertainment and high tech center in the United States, and businesses engaged in these industries rely heavily of the concept of "trade secret" to protect their intellectual property from expropriation by other firms....
Appellate court refuses to enforce non-compete contract
Non-compete agreements are often used by employers in New York and elsewhere to ensure that former employees cannot accept employment from competitors and then solicit the former firm's customers. A recent decision by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme...
The fine line between a sales pitch and an economic tort
The whole business world in New York City, no matter the profession or the industry, revolves around negotiations. After all, negotiations lead to business or other deals, and these deals are how goods and services are exchanged and how the New York economy grows....
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