Blog : Injunctions

Like my man Cole Porter said, in olden days a glimpse of stocking, was looked on as something shocking, now Heaven knows . . . anything goes. Especially when a company sues a former employee who took documents containing the company’s alleged “trade secrets.” In a case like that, can the company get a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring the employee not to use the documents? Can the judge also make the employee immediately “return” the documents to the company? After handling cases like this for over a decade, I can tell you the practical answer is simple: in a […]

Does an injunction have to specifically identify the restricted customers and confidential information?

Is the balance of hardships relevant in a non-compete lawsuit?

Does misappropriation of trade secrets create a presumption of irreparable injury in Texas?

File a non-compete lawsuit too soon, and you may not have evidence of imminent harm. But file it too late and . . .

Most non-competes have an “ipso facto” clause saying a breach is grounds for an injunction. Is that binding on the judge?

These Texas non-compete injunction cases show you need to be prepared to offer evidence of “imminent harm” and “irreparable injury,” even if judges don’t always require it.

Highland Capital case shows what evidence is needed to uphold a Texas trade secrets injunction

A typical non-compete case somehow went off the tracks. Avoid these mistakes when trying to enforce an injunction in a non-compete case.