Showing posts with label Non-Compete Agreement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Non-Compete Agreement. Show all posts
Thursday, December 13, 2018

The Meaning of "Not Less Than"

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This week, I lost an appeal. It sucks. It really does. Losing is never fun, and I occasionally take things too personally. The case was an...
Friday, December 7, 2018

Reading Round-Up and Some Thoughts on Wrapping Up Another Non-Compete Case

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As the year comes to close, I've come across a few recent articles that merit some brief mention. *** A prominent early voice in the...
Monday, October 22, 2018

Cleaning Up the Janitorial Mess

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Somewhat predictably, the reaction to C&W Facility Services non-compete lawsuit against janitorial employee Sonia Mercado was swift and ...
Thursday, October 11, 2018

The Janitor Non-Compete, This Time for Real

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The janitor hypothetical is one of the most timeless aspects of non-compete cases. That is, when illustrating how broad a non-compete is, co...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Legislative Reform, Non-Compete Agreements, and the Contracts Clause

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With increasing frequency, we see state legislatures wade into the hot topic of non-compete reform. Over the past several years, we've s...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Back from Hiatus (Part I): Illinois Case Law Update

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I've been uncharacteristically quiet about the subject of restrictive covenants, consumed (somewhat mercifully) by other cases in other ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Justice Thomas and Questions About Severability

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A lot can be said about Justice Clarence Thomas. Some of it bad, but much of it quite good. For those who assert he is one of the worst Supr...
Monday, April 9, 2018

Sinclair Broadcast and Its (Alleged) Non-Compete Agreement

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Until about a week ago, few of us had ever heard of Sinclair Broadcast Group. That is, until this video went viral. The video shows local...
Monday, April 2, 2018

The Supreme Court of Illinois Is Not Interested in the Non-Compete Consideration Rule

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For the third time, the Supreme Court of Illinois has declined to hear a petition for leave to appeal that confronts the question of continu...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Diversity Hiring as a...."Protectable Business Interest"

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Just when I think there are few unexplored topics on here, I check my Google news alerts to see what new interesting non-compete stories pop...
Thursday, January 4, 2018

It's Just Business as Usual for the Year 10 Kick-Off

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. If I had to make three predictions for 2018, they would have been as follows: (1) L...
Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Year-End Post: A Completely Random Screed, Addressing Topics Near and Dear

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Last night, as Christmas '17 drew to a close, my wife and I imbibed with a (very small) glass of Pappy Van Winkle , which, if you know a...
Friday, December 15, 2017

The Reading List (2017, No. 30): Ex Parte Seizure Orders, North Dakota Non-Competes, and 9 Years of Blogging

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Non-Compete and Trade Secrets News for the week ended December 15, 2017 *** Ex Parte Seizures of Trade Secrets The Defend Trade Secre...
Friday, December 8, 2017

38 Minutes of Hell

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I've represented defendants in some pretty stupid lawsuits. But 2017 is proving a banner year. Earlier this year, I had client get ser...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

The Reading List (2017, No. 28): Non-Compete Legislation Proposed in New Jersey and More Non-Compete Nonsense in Florida

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Non-Compete and Trade Secrets News for the week ended November 24, 2017 *** New Jersey Proposes Non-Compete Reform New Jersey historic...
Friday, November 17, 2017

The "Inevitable Disclosure" Non-Compete Clause: What is it and for God's sakes...why?

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Leave it to lawyers to see an obscure, narrow, and disfavored legal theory and then try to drive a mack f**king truck through it like it...
Friday, November 10, 2017

The Reading List (2017, No. 27): Judicial Rock-Stars,Forum-Selection Clauses, Attorney General Suits, and Worthless Blog Posts

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Non-Compete and Trade Secrets News for the week ended November 10, 2017 *** Vicarious Liability Ruling in Waymo v. Uber For those of y...