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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How Exaggerating a Mechanic's Lien Can Come Back to Bite YouA decision from New York's Appellate Division sent a clear reminder how exaggerating a mechanic's lien can come back to bite you, explains Jonathan Cooper
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When Schools Are - And Aren't - Allowed to Restrain StudentsThere has been considerable backlash against a police officer that cuffed a student with special needs. Jonathan Cooper explains when students can be restrained
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A Textbook Case of How to Prove Trade Secret Theft in NYWhen it comes to trade secret theft cases, the biggest hurdle for a plaintiff is typically proving that the theft actually occurred, explains Jonathan Cooper
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The Toughest - & Most Important - Decision Facing a LitigantThere is one crucial decision that continually faces a litigant, explains New York business litigation attorney Jonathan Cooper
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Is Criticism of Senate's Non-Compete MOVE Bill Valid?A recent bill proposed by Senators Franken and Murphy seeking to ban non-competes for low-wage employees has spurred a great deal of criticism. Is it valid?
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Why Injunction Isn't Automatic, Even When Noncompete Says SoJust because an employment agreement grants the employer the right to an injunction for violation of a non-compete doesn't mean they'll get it in court
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Court: Generic Marketing Methods Not Protected by NoncompeteJust because a noncompete clause says an activity is prohibited doesn't necessarilymake it so, says NY noncompete attorney Jonathan Cooper
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Email Alone Can Qualify as a Contract, Says NY Appeals CourtRecognizing how business has changed, NY's courts have allowed, in some cases, parties to prove a breach of contract claim that was only made via email
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WSJ: Why Signing a Noncompete Without Planning is DangerousJust over a year ago, a Wall Street Journal article provided horror stories of middle-aged employees who didn't plan properly regarding their noncompetes
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In a NY Breach of Contract Case, When Does Interest Start to Run?Though not commonly known, there many cases in which you can recover interest from a defendant in New York, explains litigation attorney Jonathan Cooper
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How Much Justice Can You Afford?Too often, the results of a case are dictated by the parties' finances rather than right and wrong, explains New York business litigation attorney Jonathan Cooper
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Teacher Joins Class in Bullying Special Needs StudentIt's bad enough when a child is bullied. But it's unimaginably worse when the teacher joins in. School bullying attorney Jonathan Cooper weighs in on this story