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Nevada Supreme Court Changes Course on “Blue-Penciling” Non-Competition Agreements

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The Nevada Supreme Court recently addressed the question of whether lower courts may blue-pencil an otherwise unenforceable noncompetition agreement pursuant to a provision in the agreement that allows for court modification...more

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Nevada Supreme Court Rules Courts May Blue-Pencil Unreasonable Noncompetition Agreements if the Agreement Includes Modification...

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On December 31, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing and clarifying several issues relating to the power of the court to reform or modify an unreasonable noncompetition agreement often referred to as...more

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Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Courts Can Modify Non-compete Agreements

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The Nevada Supreme Court held that courts may change or “blue-pencil” an unreasonably restrictive non-compete agreement to make it enforceable if the agreement contains a provision allowing the modification of unenforceable...more

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The Competition over Revising and Enforcing Noncompete Agreements in Nevada

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The Nevada Legislature and Nevada Supreme Court have not always seen eye-to-eye in the interpretation of noncompetition covenants. Historically, the two bodies have parried back and forth in trying to decide where Nevada will...more

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New Developments In Non-Competes

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...In an industry so focused on the development and promotion of personalities and distinguishing its information and entertainment from the competition, talent non-competition agreements can be critical. But, as the saying...more

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Nevada Supreme Court Addresses Nationwide Non-Compete

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Given California's hostility to non-compete agreements, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that other states don't have the same attitude. In neighboring Nevada, the courts will look to whether the restraint on competition...more

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Nevada Supreme Court Rules that Overly Broad Non-Compete Agreements are Wholly Unenforceable

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In July 2016, the Nevada Supreme Court held that when a non-compete agreement extends beyond what is necessary to protect the employer’s interest, the agreement is wholly unenforceable and courts may not modify or “blue...more

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All or Nothing: Nevada Supreme Court Refuses to Adopt “Blue Pencil” Doctrine for Non-Compete Agreements

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In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of Nevada refused to adopt the “blue pencil” doctrine when it ruled that an unreasonable provision in a non-compete agreement rendered the entire agreement unenforceable. “Blue...more

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