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Ex-Exec Sues for Legal Fees to Defend the Very Lawsuit Old Employer Brought Against Him In an unusual case, a former executive sued his old employer to recover the legal fees he incurred in defending the lawsuit the company brought against him -
Federal Court Awards $1.6 Million in Lost Profits Due to Breach of a Noncompete In a March 28 ruling, a Massachusetts Federal court awarded $1.6 million in damages for lost profits flowing from the breach of a noncompete agreement -
The Downside to Taking an Active Role in Contract Drafting To be sure, there are benefits to taking an active role regarding a contact's terms. But there is a decided downside to it as well. -
How CA Remains the Most Anti-Noncompete State in the Country A few statutory provisions establish why California remains the undisputed heavyweight champion of states fighting to outlaw restrictive covenants. -
Ontario's Outlaws Non-Competes for Non-Executives With its 2021 Working for Workers Act, Bill 27, Ontario banned non-compete agreements for non-executives, except in limited cases -
Illinois' Freedom to Work Act Alters the State's Noncompete Laws in Some Significant Ways As of January 1, 2022 Illinois' Freedom to Work Act makes some significant changes in the state's noncompete laws. -
Gov. Hochul Has Proposed a Flat Ban on Anti-Poaching. Here's Why it May be a Huge Concern In her state of the State book, NY Gov. Hochul suggested she would be seeking a limited ban on non-competes. Will that become law? -
Trial Court Went Too Far When it Extended the Noncompete Beyond its Contractual Limit, Says Appeals Court A Georgia appeals court recently held that the trial court, in extending the noncompete beyond its contractual term, just went too far. -
Why I Offered To Defend This Employee Pro Bono Against a Potential Non-Compete Claim I was recently contacted about a potential non-compete matter. Looking at the agreement, I immediately offered to defend the employee pro bono. -
Federal Court Dismisses Employer's Defense that Noncompete Was Violated, Holds Company Liable for $44 Million Recently, a Kansas Federal Court dismissed claims that a former CEO had violated his noncompete, and held them liable for more than $44 million in damages -
The Faithless Servant Doctrine: The Employer's Most Powerful Weapon Against Disloyal Employees When pursuing a (purportedly) disloyal employee, there is little doubt that the faithless servant doctrine is the biggest weapon in the employer's arsenal -
President Biden's July 9 Executive Order Didn't Alter the Law on Non-Competes ... Yet This week, President Biden issued an Executive Order that charged the FTC with banning non-competes. But has that changed current status of the law?