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DOJ Sues eBay for Non-Compete Pact
On Friday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against eBay accusing the company of entering a non-compete pact with software maker Intuit. Under the terms of the alleged secret deal, both...
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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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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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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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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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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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Temporary Software Engineers in California Non-Compete Dispute
A strange case out of California: A company called Zora Analytics contracted with a company called AnanSys Software for the placement of temporary software engineers. AnanSys then subcontracted out...
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Independent Clauses & Restrictive Covenants – A Recent Appellate Case from...
A recent non-compete case out of Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals deals with the issue of restrictive covenants and independent clauses. Let’s take a look: In the Trial Court Defendants Dale...
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Stryker Losing Non-Compete Fight in Michigan (It’s Getting Ugly)
A very important decision out of the Western District of Michigan touches upon several important aspects of non-compete litigation and particularly non-compete defense. Not surprisingly, the case pits...
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