It’s been 3 and a half years since the Marsh opinion that redefined what could constitute consideration for a Texas non-compete and courts have bee relatively quiet on non-competes since then. That’s not surprising from the Texas Supreme Court as […]
A little light reading for everyone: Here’s an analysis of a recent Nike/Adidas dispute. Nope, not over signing the latest basketball phenom to a shoe contract. Instead, a lawsuit against several Nike designers who bolted for Adidas. Nice breakdown by […]
This Tuesday at noon central I will be presenting on “Protecting Your Client from the Departing Employee”. The presentation is through West LegalEdCenter and can be streamed after the presentation date. Here is a link – https://westlegaledcenter.com/program_guide/course_detail.jsf?videoCourseId=100042157.
I really enjoyed an article about Madison, Wisconsin based Epic Systems’s non-compete agreement and the comments of those former employees who were abiding by it. There was some scuttlebutt about whether Epic was going to extend the term from 1 […]
I like Jimmy John’s sandwiches. Fast service and a decent sandwich. Unfortunately it pains me to reflect on the non-compete that they are apparently using with their workers. Yes, the gentleman or lady behind the counter is now subject to […]
From the employer’s perspective it’s always nice to have something new to use to prevent an employee from competing or using proprietary/confidential information once the employment relationship ends. Of course we talk all the time here about the standard […]
Remember when the US employed “shawk and awe” to start the war against Iraq? Do the same type tactics work in non-compete cases? One issue that typically arises in non-compete enforcement actions is who to sue. Of course the […]
In Seattle, former Amazon Web Services Strategic Partnership Manager Zoltan Szabadi was sued by Amazon for violation of his non-compete agreement. Szabadi is now with Google in their cloud platform business. The lawsuit alleges: Szabadi was directly and integrally involved […]
I recently wrote an article for the Texas Lawyer that can be downloaded here. The focus of the article is post-employment covenant enforcement based on some of the things I’ve learned over the years. While the article is certainly from the […]
A recent article in the New York Times highlights the use of non-competes in a wide variety of occupations including a summer camp counselor and a hair stylist. The article seems to casts non-competes as used in too many situations […]
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