Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility

Joining many other states that in recent years have enacted laws regarding physician non-competition agreements, Indiana recently enacted a statute that will place restrictions on such agreements which are originally entered into on or after July 1, 2020.

Under Pub. L. No. 93-2020 (to be codified in part as Ind. Code § 25-22.5-5.5) (2020), which will take effect on July 1, 2020, for a non-compete to be enforceable against a physician licensed in Indiana, the agreement must contain the following provisions:

1. A provision that requires the employer of the physician to provide the ...

The Indiana Court of Appeals recently affirmed a preliminary injunction enforcing a five-year non-compete agreement against a former employee of a printing business. Why was a restriction of that length found to be reasonable?

Trade secret misappropriation cases turn on details. A recent Indiana misappropriation of trade secrets case turned on a contractual clause requiring the return of all company property and confidential information at termination.

A recent decision by the Indiana Court of Appeals prolongs a non-compete lawsuit that already has been pending for nine years.