This blog by the six-time published author Jonathan Cooper, is intended to educate the general public about issues of interest, particularly innovations and changes in the law, in the areas of non-compete agreements, breach of contract matters, school negligence (and/or negligent supervision), construction accidents, slip and/or trip and fall accidents, auto accidents, and, of course, defective or dangerous products.
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- To Compete or Not to Compete: The Definitive Insider's Guide to Non-Compete Agreements Under New York Law
- When Schools Fail to Protect Our Kids
- When You Don't Have a Written Agreement
- Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim
- Why Are There So Few Successful Defective Products Lawsuits?
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The Single Most Important Way to Avoid Being Sued Over a Noncompete If I had to boil it down to the single, most important way to minimize the risk of being sued over a noncompete, this would be it -
Does a School's Violation of its Own Internal Rules Constitute Negligence? There is a significant question as to whether a school's violation of its own rules constitutes negligence - at least under NY law. -
Court Deems an Oral Modification of Employment Contract Still Valid A NY trial court recently held that despite a "no oral modification clause" in her contract, the parties' course of conduct effectively modified it anyway -
NY Court: Being Fired Without Cause Doesn't Inherently Render Non-Compete Unenforceable A few months ago, an upstate NY appeals court held - among other things - that a termination without cause doesn't automatically vitiate a noncompete clause -
Rhode Island Legislature Enacts Ban on Noncompetes for Low-Wage Employees In January 2020, Rhode Island's new law banning non-competes for low-wage workers is set to go into effect. But there are some interesting carve-outs in the law -
New Bi-Partisan Bill Seeks a Federal Ban on Non-Competes The Workforce Mobility Act, which was recently introduced in the Senate, seeks to ban, or drastically curtail, non-compete agreements. But it goes way too far. -
Was This Teen Actually Hazed by His Teacher - and Was it Worth Suing Over? On October 9, 2019, parents filed suit, claiming that their teen was hazed at school by the teacher, damaging their child. But are they right? -
Former Employer's Non-Compete Case Immediately Dismissed In a rare decision, an Illinois appeals court affirmed a trial court's outright dismissal of a non-compete case - before an answer was filed -
We Need a Real, Loud, Obnoxious !*?/* Attorney for Our Non-Compete Case To be clear, It's not limited to non-compete cases; clients tend to think that being a bigger jerk means better results in litigation. It's just not true. -
Former Employer Gets TRO in NY Federal Court for Employee's Breach of a Non-Solicit An August 1, 2019 decision from a NY federal court lays out the blueprint for how and why a former employer succeeded in seeking a TRO for a nonsolicit breach -
State of Maryland Finally Passes Partial Non-Compete Ban Effective October, 2019, Maryland will join the ranks of other states that ban noncompete agreements for low-wage employees. But the ban is narrowly tailored -
Yes, There Are Times When You Can Recover More Than the Policy Limit From Your Insurer When your insurer's refusal to pay your claim ruins your business, you may be able to recover more than the policy under New York law, explains Jonathan Cooper