Preliminary Injunctions

Florida Court Reverses Preliminary Injunction On Restrictive Covenant

by Peter C. Vilmos | Burr & Forman on 4/24/2013

If you have followed this blog, then you likely already know that restrictive covenants are legal and enforceable in Florida. You should also know that – although enforceable – restrictive covenants are strictly construed...more

A Q&A With Jeff Ifrah on the FTC’s Latest Draconian Tactics

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/23/2013

Some lawyers who deal regularly with the Federal Trade Commission in investigations of allegedly false and deceptive online advertising have noticed that the agency is beginning to take steps in these investigations that are...more

Can Touting Your New Job on Social Media Sites Violate a Non-Solicitation Agreement?

by William Goodwin, J. Alexander Lawrence | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 3/19/2013

According to a federal judge in Oklahoma in Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. v. Cahill, simply sharing information about a new job over social media does not mean that you are inviting former co-workers to come join you in...more

Protecting Your Company's Secrets: Drafting and Enforcing Covenants Not To Compete

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 3/15/2013

“Covenants Not To Compete” are essential tools used in the insurance industry, and in many industries, to prevent essential employees from leaving your company to work for a competitor and to take with them trade secrets or...more

Don't Take My Four-Leaf Clover! Court Rules Facebook Posting Doesn't Violate Non-Solicitation Agreement

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/11/2013

In one of the first holdings of its kind, a federal district court in Oklahoma ruled that a former employee's Facebook post, which expressed his professional satisfaction with his new employer's product, did not violate the...more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: New York Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction on Alleged Use of...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/11/2013

In a case arising out of alleged breaches of confidentiality agreements and orders, a New York federal court has accepted the recommendations of a magistrate judge and has denied a cedent's motion for a preliminary injunction...more

Lessons From 2012 About California Appellate Procedure

by Justin Rodriguez | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/27/2013

Appellate courts invariably face lawyers who fail to follow the rules that govern appeals. Learned Hand famously threw a 150-page brief over the bench and onto counsel's table after exclaiming that he would not read it...more

Proxy Season Brings a Third Wave of “Gotcha” Shareholder Litigation

by Ana N. Damonte, Sarah A. Good, Cindy V. Schlaefer | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/22/2013

Proxy season is upon us and the plaintiffs’ bar is demonstrating its resourcefulness by bringing a third wave of shareholder litigation. This new wave, which has not crested yet, consists of a return to derivative shareholder...more

"US Supreme Court Narrows State-Action Doctrine in Hospital Merger Challenged by FTC"

by Clifford Aronson, Alec Chang, Sharis Pozen, Joanna Warren | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/22/2013

In a unanimous decision issued on February 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state-action doctrine did not immunize Phoebe Putney Health System’s acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital in Albany, Georgia.1 The...more

Some Thoughts On Pursuing Expedited Discovery

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 2/21/2013

Most non-compete (and some trade secrets) cases are effectively decided at the preliminary injunction stages. For counsel, this means that a significant part of the lawsuit must be tried quickly and with great efficiency....more

Supreme Court Holds General Authorization To County Hospital Authority Insufficient For Antitrust Immunity

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/21/2013

On February 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided that the acquisition by a county hospital authority of another hospital in the same county was not immune from antitrust scrutiny under the state...more

Update on CA case challenging Mr. Cordray’s appointment

by Alan S. Kaplinsky | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/15/2013

We have been following the case filed this past summer by the CFPB in a California federal court against an attorney and his law firm that offered mortgage assistance relief services to consumers. In CFPB v. Chance Edward...more

Analysis Of A Winning Argument For Enforcing A Non-Compete Agreement At The Preliminary Injunction Stage

by John Paul Nefflen | Burr & Forman on 2/13/2013

On December 18, 2012, the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee entered an Order granting an employer’s application for a preliminary injunction preventing its former employees from soliciting the...more

California Supreme Court Rules Unions May Picket On Private Property

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/1/2013

Ralphs Grocery Company v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 8, S185544 (December 27, 2012): The California Supreme Court recently held that although a supermarket’s privately owned entrance area is not a public...more

Regional Labor Court of Cologne: European Works Council Cannot Enforce its Information and Consultation Rights by a Preliminary...

by Arno Frings, Lutz Hoheisel | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 1/23/2013

According to the German European Works Councils Act, the employees at companies or groups of companies with an aggregated headcount of more than 1,000 employees and at least each 150 employees in two Member States of the...more

The Ninth Circuit Amends TCPA Opinion in Meyer v. Portfolio Recovery Associates and Provides Relief to Debt Collection Industry

by Michael Mallow, Christine M. Reilly | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 1/23/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has amended a recent decision in which it suggested that prior express consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for telephone calls made to mobile phones for...more

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Florida Court Reverses Preliminary Injunction On Restrictive Covenant

A Q&A With Jeff Ifrah on the FTC’s Latest Draconian Tactics

Can Touting Your New Job on Social Media Sites Violate a Non-Solicitation Agreement?

Protecting Your Company's Secrets: Drafting and Enforcing Covenants Not To Compete

Don't Take My Four-Leaf Clover! Court Rules Facebook Posting Doesn't Violate Non-Solicitation Agreement

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: New York Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction on Alleged Use of...

Lessons From 2012 About California Appellate Procedure

Proxy Season Brings a Third Wave of “Gotcha” Shareholder Litigation

"US Supreme Court Narrows State-Action Doctrine in Hospital Merger Challenged by FTC"

Some Thoughts On Pursuing Expedited Discovery

Supreme Court Holds General Authorization To County Hospital Authority Insufficient For Antitrust Immunity

Update on CA case challenging Mr. Cordray’s appointment

Analysis Of A Winning Argument For Enforcing A Non-Compete Agreement At The Preliminary Injunction Stage

California Supreme Court Rules Unions May Picket On Private Property

Regional Labor Court of Cologne: European Works Council Cannot Enforce its Information and Consultation Rights by a Preliminary...

The Ninth Circuit Amends TCPA Opinion in Meyer v. Portfolio Recovery Associates and Provides Relief to Debt Collection Industry

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - January 16, 2013

Delaware Supreme Court Allows Opt-Out Right in Securities Case Certified on Equitable Grounds

Texas Court Refuses To Prohibit RFID Tags In School

Unions May Now Picket On Private Property In California

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Stem Cell Funding Case

Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Settlement of Class Action Deal Litigation

Employer Alleges “Inherently Conflicted and Irreparably Unfair Proceedings” at CHRO; Seeks Injunction

In re Celera Corp. S’holder Litig., No. 212, 2012 (Del. Dec. 27, 2012)

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