Contract Disputes, Breach of Contract, Preliminary Injunctions

Massachusetts Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction for Noncompete Violations, Denies Injunction for Trademark Infringement

Lathrop GPM on 5/2/2025

A federal court in Massachusetts recently granted, in part, a Motion for Preliminary Injunction as to enforcement of franchise agreement noncompete covenants but denied the motion as to claims of trademark infringement,...more

Ohio Federal Court Grants Keg Distributor’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Fellow Distributor from Spouting...

Lathrop GPM on 4/7/2025

A federal court in Ohio recently granted Cavalier Distributing’s motion to temporarily restrain a fellow distributor, MicroStar Logistics, from contacting other keg suppliers to accuse Cavalier of failing to pay a debt or...more

NY Courts Tackle New Issues in a Post-COVID Court: Modification of Pre-COVID Court Orders

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 9/15/2020

As New York courts reopen and the mandatory stay-at-home order is lifted, what remains unclear is how the numerous Executive Orders issued by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo during the COVID-19 pandemic will affect individuals and...more

10th Circuit Affirms that Employer Failed to Show How Past Harm Signified Future Irreparable Harm in Support of Preliminary...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/11/2019

On December 28, 2018, a three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the holding by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado denying the plaintiff’s, DTC Energy Group, Inc. (“DTC Energy”),...more

New York Court Holds Hotel Management Agreement Enforceable by Specific Performance

Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/2/2018

In a significant development for hotel owners and operators, a New York state court judge recently held that a hotel management agreement ("HMA") was enforceable by specific performance, enabling the operator of the...more

Court Finds That Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claims Is Preempted By Trade Secrets Claim

Winstead PC on 7/24/2017

In Super Starr Int’l, LLC v. Fresh Tex Produce, LLC, a Texas entity that distributes produce throughout the United States filed suit against another Texas entity that imports foreign grown produce into the United States and...more