New Haven
Email: bwaters@murthalaw.com
Phone: 203-772-7719
Fax: 203-772-7723
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Barry J. Waters
Barry J. Waters has extensive experience in employment, non-compete and trade secret litigation. He defends corporations in federal and state courts and in administrative agencies against employee claims involving discrimination based on age, sex, race, and disability; whistle-blowing; retaliation; and wrongful discharge. He also counsels employers on human resources policies and employment laws, including effective disciplinary and termination & separation strategies designed to avoid employment litigation.
Mr. Waters has extensive experience in counseling both the hiring company and the former employer in how to deal with potential and actual claims of breach of non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality and anti-piracy agreements, as well as claims of breach of the duty of loyalty and misappropriation of trade secrets. Mr. Waters has extensive litigation experience in handling cases involving these claims, both as counsel for the plaintiff and counsel for the defendant. While most of these cases are resolved at the injunction stage without a reported court opinion, Mr. Waters' reported non-compete and trade secrets cases include:
- Elm City Cheese Co. v. Federico, 251 Conn. 59 (1999) which he successfully argued on appeal after winning in the trial court;
- 3M v. Francavilla, 191 F. Supp. 2d 270 (D. Conn. 2002);
- United Rentals, Inc. v. Pruett, 296 F. Supp. 2d 220 (D. Conn. 2003);
- Risdon-AMS (USA), Inc. v. Levine, 2004 Conn. Super. LEXIS 580 (2004);
- Pop Radio, LP v. News America Marketing In-Store, Inc., 49 Conn. Supp. 566, 898 A.2d 863, 2005 Conn. Super. LEXIS 2982 (Sept. 15, 2005).
