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, and school negligence.
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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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Cease & Desist Letter Re Noncompete Results in Firing of New EmployeeA former employee was fired from his new job after his old employer threatened suit over his noncompete. He sued for tortious interference - and lost.
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Law Firm Can't Back Out After Receiving Benefit of Partnership ContractNY law firm not entitled to rescind its agreement with firm's founding member, read more...
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Employees Beware: Courts Can - and Will - Redraft Overbroad NoncompetesA recent decision out of Texas reminds everyone that courts will often re-draft, or blue-line overbroad Noncompetes, explains NY noncompete attorney Jonathan Cooper
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Impossibility: One Way a New York Court Will Let You Out of a ContractImpossibility of performance is one of the rare ways that a NY court will let you out of a binding contract, explains NY breach of contract lawyer Jonathan Cooper.
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Study Suggests Non-Competes Inhibit Employee Creativity & PerformanceNew research reveals how non-compete agreements stifle employee growth. Implications for NY employment law.
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One CEO Lays Out the Best Policy Argument Against Non-CompetesIn a 1997 interview, a Wisconsin-based CEO laid out the best reason not to have your employees sign a non-compete. His logic still holds true today.
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Breach of Promise to Extend Contract at Center of LawsuitA CA Lawsuit will determine whether a supposed breach of a promise to extend an agreement (and not poach) is enforceable, says Jonathan Cooper
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Editorial Dubs Employees Who Violate Non-Competes "Worse Than Pirates"A recent editorial dubs employees who violate non-compete agreements as worse than pirates. Did the author go too far?
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Coke Shows the Right Way to Enforce a Post-Employment Non-CompeteAfter one of its overseas executives decided to step down, Coke followed the blueprint for enforcing its non-compete, explains NY non-compete attorney Jonathan Cooper.
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NY Court Suggests Noncompete May Still Be Valid Even if You're FiredA NY Federal Appeals court took the opportunity to weigh in on whether being fired without cause automatically invalidates a non-compete.
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Why Checking the Law is Crucial When it Comes to NoncompetesA NY County trial judge's decision serves as an important reminder why you shouldn't assume anything regarding the law on noncompetes before acting on your own.
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Inc. Article Paints Sobering Picture on Preventing Embezzlement in NYA recent article that appears in Inc. Magazine paints a rather sobering picture of the challenges in preventing - or recovering from - employee theft