Anthony C. Valiulis

The same law that allows employers to sue employees over sharing or destroying proprietary information could just as well go the other way with workers seeking damages after personal information has been compromised on dual use devices.

Until recently, most legal practitioners considered Illinois law well established in the area of employee restrictive covenants, including non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. Now, however, things could easily be described as a bit murky because recent decisions have called into question some basic principles of restrictive covenants. One Illinois appellate court, for example, has completely gone its own way, cavalierly jettisoning long-accepted jurisprudence. Another court has been at least willing to consider modifying well-known principles. So,…