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Amazon (Basically) Loses Non-Compete Case Against Former Employee Who Left...
In October of this year, Amazon sued a former employee who had jumped ship and gone to work for Google. Beginning in mid-2010, Daniel Powers served as a vice-president of Amazon’s Web Services...
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FTC Folds, Admits Google Never Broke Antitrust Laws
Over the past two years, we have heard an endless stream of pundits, analysts and lobbyists weigh in on the possible antitrust case against Google. The most outrageous such commentary came from Thomas...
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Bosley Loses Non-Compete Fight Against Former Doctor & Rival Hair Clinic
In the modern world, non-compete agreements are ubiquitous. And as a result, non-compete litigation is everywhere. For some reason, Illinois recently has played host to a number of interesting...
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Expecting Mothers Are Latest Victims of Physician Non-Compete Agreements
Recent developments in Pennsylvania provide yet another compelling example of why non-compete agreements in the healthcare sector should be void as against public policy. In late December, five...
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Prominent Florida Chef Sued for Violating Non-Compete Agreement
A recent non-compete dispute in Florida raises questions about the concept of legitimate business interests under Florida law. Until October, prominent Florida chef Domenica Macchia ran the kitchen at...
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Advanced Micro Devices Sues Former Employees for Massive Theft of Trade Secrets
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer graphics cards, has sued four former employees alleging a massive theft of company trade secrets. The case was...
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Prominent North Carolina Doctor Wins First Round of Non-Compete Fight
A recent North Carolina non-compete case has pitted one of the nation’s largest allergy clinics against one of North Carolina’s most respected physicians. Earlier this month, Charlotte-based Carolina...
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More Non-Compete Litigation in the Broadcasting Industry
Over the past few years, non-compete litigation in the broadcasting industry has become increasingly common. A recent case out of Birmingham, Alabama continues that trend. On Monday, Citadel...
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Texas Court of Appeals Strikes Down Cardiologist Non-Compete Agreement on...
Last week, the Texas Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court order finding a physician non-compete agreement unenforceable as against public policy. Although Texas has no outright ban on physician...
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Race to California Courthouse Fails in Recent Non-Compete Dispute
In the world of non-compete litigation, it is well-known that employee non-compete agreements are unenforceable under California law. As a result, when a non-compete dispute has any ties to...
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Recent Non-Compete Case Highlights Pennsylvania’s “Worthless Employee” Doctrine
A recent case out of the Western District of New York raises a number of interesting non-compete issues, including Pennsylvania’s “worthless employee” doctrine. In 1983, Phillip Garrod began working as...
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Former Sales Rep Beats Dentsply in First Round of Non-Compete Fight
It can be difficult to discuss trends in non-compete litigation, particularly from a national perspective, given that non-compete agreements are governed by state law. Although many states utilize...
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Non-Compete Fight in the World of Surgical Robotics: MAKO Surgical Sues...
Fort Lauderdale-based MAKO Surgical Corporation has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, Jeffrey Gellman, and his new company, Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., alleging the parties conspired to...
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Restaurant Industry Giant Landry’s Sues Former Employee & Rival Restaurant...
Landry’s Restaurants, the Houston-based company that owns more than 40 restaurant chains and 400 properties including restaurants, hotels and casinos, has sued a former employee for breaching a...
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Devicor, Major Player in Medical Device Industry, Loses Non-Compete Case...
Devicor Medical Products, a major player in the medical device industry, has lost its bid to prevent a former employee from working for Hologic, a company with divisions that compete against Devicor in...
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Fisher/Unitech (Basically) Loses Non-Compete Fight Against Former Sales Exec
Call it a trend. A number of recent cases from across the country suggest that courts are pushing back against overzealous attempts to enforce non-compete agreements against salespeople. One of the...
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Recapping the Latest Blue Belt Tech. Non-Compete Dispute (This Time vs. Stryker)
Pittsburgh-based Blue Belt Technologies, an emerging player in the medical device and medical technology industry, continues to find itself at the center of non-compete disputes. Earlier this year,...
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NY Appellate Court Holds Rescission of Stock Options Can Be Remedy for...
A recent decision out of New York’s Appellate Division, Fourth Department, raises the interesting consideration of non-compete agreements and rescission. The case apparently has been in litigation...
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Latest Chapter in the (Crazy) Freedom Medical RICO / Non-Compete Litigation
What follows is one of the most absurd, complicated, fantastical non-compete-related disputes that I have ever seen. This is going to be a long one. The Major Players In 1997, two individuals in...
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Elevator Sales Company and Former Employee in Interesting Non-Compete Fight
Strangely enough, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida has become a hotbed of non-compete litigation. That may simply be a product of national trends: As Dow Jones...
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