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Hogan Lovells

Yatra Online v. Ebix: clarify post-termination rights to ensure hook for breach of contract claim - Quarterly Corporate / M&A...

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The court’s decision in Yatra Online, Inc. v. Ebix, Inc. et al (C.A. No. 2020-0444-JRS (Del. Ch. May 13, 2021)) underscores the importance of carefully considering the language of a contract’s termination provisions when...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Claims for Interference With At-Will Contracts Now Require Independently Wrongful Act

On August 3, 2020, the California Supreme Court held in Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc. that tortious interference with at-will contracts requires establishing wrongful conduct independent of interference itself. 9 Cal....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc.: Opening the Door to Non-Compete Agreements Between Businesses in California

In a recent decision, Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc., the Supreme Court of California opened the door for some restrictive covenants between commercial enterprises, but it left alone California law generally prohibiting...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

When Business Competition Goes Too Far: Interference With At-Will Contracts

The American economy’s capitalist features promote the need for healthy business competition.  One of the judiciary’s jobs has been to draw lines as to when that competition goes too far, without stifling legitimate...more

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FRANCHISEE 101: Cannabiz Accounting

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Tax service franchisor, H&R Block, was recently vindicated in having terminated a franchisee for violating an in-term non-compete covenant. A United States District Court granted the franchisor summary judgment in Devore v....more

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