The Dallas Court of Appeals Further Expands Goldberg and Holds that Communications Between a Competitor and Customers and Suppliers Do Not Involve Matters of Public Concern
On January 23, 2020, the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas retracted its previous ruling in the trade secrets dispute Goldberg, et al. v. EMR (USA Holdings) Inc., et al. and issued a new opinion upon rehearing. In doing so, the Court reversed course on its previous ruling that communications with customers and suppliers involved a matter of public concern and were an exercise of free speech.
The Court’s new ruling, which was…
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