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Florida Still Strongly Favors Employer’s Non-Compete Agreements 

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Non-compete and confidentiality clauses have long been a fixture in employment agreements in Florida. However, there has been some dissention as to whether such restrictive covenants continue to apply where an employment...more

Knobbe Martens

Government’s Pre-Litigation Conduct Cannot Justify a Court of Claims Fee Award

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FASTSHIP, LLC v. US - Before Dyk, Wallach, and Chen. Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims. Summary: A Court of Claims fee award under 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a), turns on whether the government’s litigation...more

Gray Reed

“No Obligation” Clause Dooms Oil and Gas Asset Bid

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In Chalker Energy Partners III LLC v. LeNorman Operating LLC, the Texas Supreme Court reaffirmed its belief in the sanctity of the written contract and the freedom of parties to negotiate and agree to contracts as they...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Turbulence on Breach of Employment Agreement, Trade Secret Misappropriation

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Addressing a bench trial decision concerning a former employee’s retention of confidential information and violation of a non-compete provision, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found no abandonment of the...more

Fisher Phillips

Contractual Employee Non-solicitation Provisions Under Attack: Employer Loses Battle in Case Involving Unique Facts

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California’s prohibition against contracts that restrain a person’s ability to engage in a lawful business, profession, or trade is well-established and well-known. Ten years ago, in Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Court Holds That Attorney Is Not Bound By Confidentiality Provision

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On August 13, 2018, the California Fourth District of Appeal held in Monster Energy Company v. Schechter that an attorney who signed his client’s settlement agreement under the phrase “approved as to form and content” was...more

Dechert LLP

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter/Spring 2018 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance - Did you just commit to...

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The question of when parties to a potential transaction actually become bound to each other is obviously an important one, and sometimes the answer can be surprising, or less than entirely clear. A recent Texas Court of...more

Hogan Lovells

Employment News - March 2017 #1

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Missing the jackpot – High Court awards nominal damages for breach of confidentiality - Marathon Asset Management LLP v Seddon arose out of a team move from an investment management business (MAM). Prior to leaving...more

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