During the past 15 years or so, courts around the country have considered whether a person can be barred, or enjoined, from engaging in certain types of competitive behavior purely on the theory that the behavior will inevitably result in the disclosure of trade secrets. The Georgia Supreme Court seems to have rejected this sort […]
Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Independent Cause of Action for Inevitable Disclosure of Trade Secrets
Supreme Court Rules that a Wage & Hour Collective Action Can Be Mooted by an Offer to Pay the Lead Plaintiff in Full
In Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk, decided April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a group, or collective, action to recover unpaid wages can be mooted by an employer’s offer to have judgment entered against it for the full amount of the lead plaintiff’s unpaid wages and reasonable attorney’s fees, if the court overseeing […]
Ms. Myer Will Chair the State Bar of Georgia’s Annual Technology Law Institute on October 25, 2013
Ms. Myer has agreed to chair the State Bar of Georgia’s 28th Annual Technology Law Institute on October 25, 2012. The Institute provides an annual update on a variety of legal issues of interest to attorneys who handle technology law. More details will be provided closer to the date of the Institute.
Ms. Myer to Speak at CLE Seminar on Professionalism April 18
Ms. Myer is continuing her tradition of speaking regularly to bar organizations on a variety of topics by appearing on a professionalism panel at a seminar on April 18, 2013.
When Can a Party Win Attorney’s Fees?
Clients often ask me whether they can recover their attorney’s fees associated with resolving a dispute. I hear this question both from clients that are trying to pursue a claim and from clients that are defending against a claim that has been made against them. The American Rule is that each party to a dispute […]
Family and Medical Leave Act Turns 20
The Family and Medical Leave Act was enacted 20 years ago, in February 1993. Despite its age, it is still a controversial law – with some folks still hoping to abolish it, some folks still trying to expand its reach, and courts still disagreeing over how to interpret some of its provisions.
