Arbitration, SCOTUS, Non-Compete Agreements

US Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrators Authority to Decide the Validity of a Non-Compete Clause in an Arbitration Agreement

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 1/9/2013

The US Supreme Court recently vacated a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, holding that the national policy favoring arbitration found in the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and supporting case law, a policy which...more

Employers and Employees May Contract To Arbitrate Non-Competes

by Theodore A. Olsen | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 1/3/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in again on employer-employee arbitration agreements, this time holding that disputes over the enforceability and enforcement of non-competition and confidentiality covenants in contracts...more

US Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrators Authority to Decide the Validity of a Non-Compete Clause in an Arbitration Agreement

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 12/19/2012

The US Supreme Court recently vacated a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, holding that the national policy favoring arbitration found in the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and supporting case law, a policy which...more

SCOTUS Reigns Supreme On Issue Of Arbitration Of Non-Compete Agreements

by Peter C. Vilmos | Burr & Forman on 12/13/2012

Some states specifically allow non-compete agreements. Of those states, some have legislation that provides guidelines to parties to a non-compete agreement regarding enforceability. Other states take the approach that...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Arbitrators, Rather Than Courts, Determine The Enforceability Of Non-Compete Covenants In Arbitrable...

by Chip Collins, Peter C. Vilmos | Burr & Forman on 12/4/2012

Because non-compete agreements are governed by state law, it is rare that the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling affecting such contracts. This week’s decision in Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard, 568 U.S. __...more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That State Courts Must Not Assume The Arbitrator’s Role By Declaring Non-Compete Agreements Null And Void

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/27/2012

A short per curiam opinion issued yesterday by the United States Supreme Court concerning an employment dispute in Oklahoma is likely to result in consternation in California....more

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US Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrators Authority to Decide the Validity of a Non-Compete Clause in an Arbitration Agreement

Employers and Employees May Contract To Arbitrate Non-Competes

US Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrators Authority to Decide the Validity of a Non-Compete Clause in an Arbitration Agreement

SCOTUS Reigns Supreme On Issue Of Arbitration Of Non-Compete Agreements

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Arbitrators, Rather Than Courts, Determine The Enforceability Of Non-Compete Covenants In Arbitrable...

Non-Competes Pay a Rare Visit to the U.S. Supreme Court

Non-Compete Agreements with Arbitration Clauses Get Boost From US Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Clause in Non-Compete Agreement

Supreme Court of the United States Reverses Oklahoma Non-Compete Decision

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That State Courts Must Not Assume The Arbitrator’s Role By Declaring Non-Compete Agreements Null And Void

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