HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle

CWmike writes "Hewlett-Packard is reported to be suing former CEO Mark Hurd, who was named co-president of rival Oracle on Monday. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news, and has now posted the full text of the suit on Google Docs. Among other things, it says, 'In his new positions, Hurd will be in a situation in which he cannot perform his duties for Oracle without necessarily using and disclosing HP's trade secrets and confidential information to others.'"

Comments

Re:This will certainly test California law

[JeffSpudrinski]

From your link:

"Non-compete agreements are enforceable for partnerships and when someone is selling their ownership interest in a company. A related topic is the protection of trade secrets. A company can prevent the use of its trade secrets, but it cannot prevent fair competition"

Looks like they are trying to use the "trade secrets" protection part.

You are correct in that it should be interesting to see how it plays out.

Just my $0.02.

-JJS

Re:Should've kept him

[Local ID10T]

Unless there's a signed "non-compete" document from Hurd, HP will just have to live with their mess up.

In California, non-compete agreements have been disallowed by the courts...