The Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule banning non-competes will not take effect on September 4, 2024. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown for the Northern District of Texas ruled on the merits of the...more
9/4/2024
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Statutory Authority ,
Texas ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Congress passed new legislation to extend and relax the loan forgiveness requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), the federal aid program established by the CARES Act for small businesses affected by the...more
On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board announced new and expanded lending programs providing up to $2.3 trillion in loans to further support the economy during the coronavirus crisis. ...more
4/15/2020
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) ,
U.S. Treasury
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, was signed into law on Friday March 27, 2020....more
4/6/2020
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief
The spread of COVID 19 is obviously impacting businesses across all sectors. Amid travel bans and restrictions, unprecedented business closures, and event cancellations, businesses are looking to maintain their own survival...more
Businesses across all sectors are feeling the impact of COVID-19, commonly known as Coronavirus. The virus is creating substantial financial uncertainty in the marketplace. ...more
3/18/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Relief Measures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sick Leave ,
Workplace Safety
“For injunctive relief, a practitioner must establish irreparable harm to the client caused by the misappropriation of the trade secrets. Irreparable harm can come in many forms, with reputational harm and loss of goodwill...more
10/3/2019
/ Calculation of Damages ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Former Employee ,
Imminent Harm ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Loss of Goodwill ,
Lost Profits ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reputational Injury ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unjust Enrichment
The long understood rule of law in Florida is that a cause of action for legal malpractice accrues in the litigation context when the litigation is concluded by a final judgment, and the final judgment becomes final when the...more