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Tag: Employee Mobility

  • Citibank v. Mitchell: Trade Secret Use From Memory Can Be Misappropriation

    Citibank v. Mitchell: Trade Secret Use From Memory Can Be Misappropriation

    In a ruling that underscores the broad protections offered by California’s trade secrets law, Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a former Citibank private banker, despite the absence of any evidence that he physically or electronically took confidential documents (order link). The court held…