Category Archives: Injunction

Ex-Schwab Employee Prohibited from Using Client Information

By Jason Culotta on February 18, 2025 Posted in Injunction, Trade Secret

In the case of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. v. Roberto Ivan Ortega (Case No. 4:24−cv−04962), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a Stipulated Preliminary Injunction Order on February 12, 2025. Charles Schwab alleges that Roberto Ivan Ortega misappropriated its trade secrets and client information to solicit the business … Continue Reading

Texas Court Dissolves Injunction Vaguely Defining “Confidential Information”

By PJ Kee on March 3, 2014 Posted in Confidential Information, Data Protection, Injunction

An employer in Texas did nearly everything right to protect its stolen trade secrets—except adequately specify what the injunction restrained the employee from doing. The opinion in Lasser v. Amistco Separation Products Inc., No. 01-13-00690 (Tex. App.—Houston Feb. 6, 2014), highlights the need for clearly defining restraints in any injunctive relief sought. Amistco Separation Products, … Continue Reading