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New York Non-Compete Litigation Blog

Browse our blog posts on New York non-compete agreement infromation.

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  • Does Bankruptcy Immunize Company From Non-Compete Claims?
    When OfficeMax and A & P squared off over a senior level employee's non-compete, Court was called to address whether bankruptcy rendered the case moot
  • How Employee Recovered Commissions Earned Post-Termination
    A poorly drafted employment agreement allowed a former employee's claim to recover commissions that were earned post-termination to survive dismissal
  • When a NY Company's Ability to Fire At Will Goes Too Far
    New York's Court of Appeals' dismissal of a wrongful termination/breach of contract claim by a compliance officer in Sullivan v. Harnisch is troubling.
  • Is My Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable Under New York law?
    In response to the significant number of times I've been asked this question, here's a summary of what New York's highest court has said on the subject
  • Non-Compete Agreements in Hi-Tech Sector Go Too Far, Says DOJ
    NY non-compete lawyer Jonathan Cooper law explaining non-compete agreements and non-solicitation agreements in New York
  • When a NY Court Will Enforce a Noncompete - and Grant a TRO
    NY non-compete lawyer Jonathan Cooper explains why the lawsuit with Microsoft suing Salesforce.com for a non-compete clause would told tight with NY law.
  • How an Employee Manual's Whistleblower Clause Was Worthless
    A NY trial court's decision to dismiss a bank employee's breach of contract & wrongful termination claim serves a clear warning to at-will employees everywhere
  • Courts Push Promising New Tool to Reduce E-Discovery Costs
    Federal courts have started to promote a promising technology that should reduce significantly litigants' electronic discovery costs, explains Jonathan Cooper
  • Victory for Singas Pizza in Non-Compete Lawsuit
    Singas Famous Pizza wins non-compete battle against New York Famous Pizza. View this page for more on this case from a New York non-compete agreement lawyer.
  • Selling a Mobile App? You May Need to Sign a New York Non-Compete
    Selling a mobile app could involve a non-compete agreement between the buyer and seller. View this page for more from a New York non-compete agreement lawyer.
  • Protecting Employees From Unreasonable New York Non-Compete Agreements
    Courts in New York seek to protect employees from unreasonable non-compete agreements. View here for more from a New York non-compete agreement lawyer.
  • When NY Courts Will Uphold Non-Compete Clauses - No Matter How Unreasonable
    There is an extremely important exception to the New York Courts' express disfavor for non-compete agreements: the employee choice doctrine.
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  • Posted on 01/01/2016 When Non-Compete Violations & Unjust Enrichment Claims Don't Mix in New York
  • Posted on 01/01/2016 What Happens When Your Employment Contract Expires in New York
  • Posted on 01/01/2016 When New York Courts Won't Enforce a Key Employee's Non-Compete Agreement
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  • Posted on 03/25/2026Washington Joins States That Ban Non-Competes
  • Posted on 03/23/2026California Federal Court Dismisses AI Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim Right Out of the Gate
  • Posted on 02/04/2026How Employers with Washington-based Employees Face Exposure Under Noncompete Laws
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Jonathan Cooper represents businesses and individuals in business and commercial litigation cases including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, as well as New York child accidents, construction site accidents and personal injury cases.

Non-Compete/Trade Secret Agreements

Despite moves by various states, and now, by an Executive Order by President Biden laying out the Administration's goals of banning, or at least severely curtailing, non-compete ag...
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Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Contrary to popular belief, not all relationships qualify as a "fiduciary" one. Rather, a fiduciary relationship is created when there is a justifiably heightened degree of trust betwee...
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Tortious Interference

With increasing frequency, the term "Tortious Interference" has been thrown around without a sufficient appreciation of the elements required to be shown in order to prevail on the...
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Breach of Contract

Generally speaking, a contract is where two sides have a "meeting of the minds," and agree to become mutually obligated to each other. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that a br...
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Business Litigation

Our New York employment law website is dedicated to answering the questions you may have about issues pertaining to non-compete agreements, breach of contract in general, and when third...
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School Negligence/Liability

Long Island, New York school negligence and liability attorney and published author Jonathan Cooper has written extensively on how to prove your school injury case under New Y...
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