Non-Compete Agreements, SCOTUS

Business News Digest – April 2013

by Michael Baader, Jamie Barnett, Andrew Bigart, Amanda C. Blunt, Edward Boyle, Gregory Braker, Robert Burton, Emilio W. Cividanes, John F. Cooney, Krista Coons, Ashley Craig, Daniel Danello, more +Robert P. Davis, Paul Debolt, Douglas Emhoff, Lisa Jose Fales, Matthew R. Farley, Kathryn Floyd, Thomas Gilbertsen, Nancy Grunberg, Michael Hartmere, J. Scott Hommer, Stuart P. Ingis, Jay Johnson, Jonathan King, Mitchell Kolkin, George Kostolampros, Dismas Locaria, Elizabeth Lowe, Melissa McLaughlin, Lindsay B. Meyer, Parker B. Morrill, Jonathan L. Pompan, Hillary Profita, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Megan Roberts-Satinsky, Anthony Rosso, Martin Saad, Sejal Shah, Raymond Shepherd, Eric R. Smith, Robert Smith, Margaret Strand, Joeann Walker, Ariel S. Wolf, Jason Wool, Brian Zimmet | Venable LLP on 4/15/2013

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Business News Digest – March 2013

In this issue: - Executive Order Opens Consultative Processes to Draft Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure - Maryland Cybersecurity-Related Legislative Developments - NIST Seeking...more

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

Supreme Court: Arbitration Agreements May Trump Conflicting State Law

by Michael C. Jacobson | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 12/3/2012

Employers that utilize arbitration agreements just received a major vote of confidence from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). In Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC v. Eddie Lee Howard, et al., +2012 U.S. LEXIS...more

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

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/30/2012

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in a non-compete case -- a type of dispute that rarely finds its way to the high court. See Nitro-Lift Technologies v. Lee, 568 U.S. --- (2012)....more

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

by Sands Anderson PC on 11/28/2012

Employers and employees often enter into non-compete agreements that limit an employee’s ability to compete with an employer during, or after, the employee’s employment. These agreements are often the subject of intense...more

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

by Michael A. Warner Jr. | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/28/2012

In the latest of a long line of decisions favoring arbitration, the United States Supreme Court has overturned a decision of the Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidating a non-compete agreement that contained a binding arbitration...more

SCOTUS Slaps Sooners With Severability Doctrine

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 11/28/2012

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court reminded the Oklahoma Supreme Court who is boss when it comes to the Federal Arbitration Act. In Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC v. Howard, 2012 WL 5895686 (U.S. Nov. 26, 2012), SCOTUS...more

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

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 11/27/2012

It is not often - never? - that the Supreme Court of the United States renders a decision that impacts non-compete law. ...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

High Court Vacates State Supreme Court’s Arbitration Ruling in Noncompete Case

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/26/2012

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Oklahoma Supreme Court failed to adhere to a correct interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The Court vacated a decision made by the...more

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Business News Digest – April 2013

Business News Digest – March 2013

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...

Supreme Court: Arbitration Agreements May Trump Conflicting State Law

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

SCOTUS Slaps Sooners With Severability Doctrine

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

High Court Vacates State Supreme Court’s Arbitration Ruling in Noncompete Case

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