Texas Breach of Fiduciary Duty Law: Mere Silence Can Constitute Breach

Texas Breach of Fiduciary Duty Law: Mere Silence Can Constitute Breach

It’s long been the law in Texas that an employee can, while still employed, prepare to compete with his employer, as long as he doesn’t actually do so. If he does compete with his employer, he can be found liable for breach of fiduciary duty. In a recent case decided by the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court explained...