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 […]
In Cameron International Corp. v. Guillory, a case very similar to the Drennen opinion we discussed last week, the Houston Court of Appeals examined a trial court’s denial of a temporary injunction involving an oil field services employee. Jeremy […]
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 […]
After a trial it’s always good to take inventory on the process. My thoughts from my latest trial: When the Judge says she’ s heard enough – she’s heard enough (always take your cues from the judge – sometimes you […]
Wednesday, I will be speaking on various placement professional legal issues with the Executive Search Owners Association in Dallas.
Frequently when I counsel a minority shareholder about their rights I tell them what they already know – “they are along for the ride”. What does that mean? That as long as the other (controlling) shareholders don’t violate the […]
A few yew months ago we discussed agreements by tech giants not to poach one another’s employees. Basically the DOJ was looking into whether employers were stifiling the move of employees as well as salary increases through tacit agreements. There […]
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 […]
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