Petsmart recently sued a St. Louis petshop over a former employee’s alleged violation of a noncompete. The agreement prevents Chris Lee, a co-owner of A Walk in the Park, from working at a petshop within a five-mile radius of any […]
An update on Larry Johnson: He’s found refuge with the team of last resort, the Cincinnati Bengals. A good question was raised in response to the Larry Johnson post last week: Would incidents like this be reduced if […]
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Over the last few weeks I’ve been involved in defending and applying for temporary restraining orders in non-compete/trade secret cases in Houston and Dallas County District Courts. A few observations on those proceedings: It is much easier to get […]
In July we discussed IBM’s non-compete case against former director David Johnson. The trial court denied IBM’s injunction and IBM appealed to the Second Circuit. The Second Circuit denied IBM’s appeal. The summary order addressed IBM’s failure to show a […]
The Texas non-compete statute reverses the burden of proof in certain limited situations: If the primary purpose of the agreement to which the covenant is ancillary is to obligate the promisor to render personal services, for a term or […]
On October 3rd, Starbucks determined through an Internet search that former senior vice-president Paul Twohig had accepted a position with rival Dunkin Donuts. In response Starbucks filed a lawsuit in Seattle seeking to enforce the18 month non-compete agreement Twohig signed. […]
The difference between equitable claims and legal claims goes back hundreds of years when there were essentially 2 different courts depending upon the relief sought. District courts and county courts in Texas can award both equitable and legal […]
As discussed previously, in some situations Texas courts will afford customer lists trade secret protection. In most non-solicit/non-compete cases, the departing employee doesn’t walk out with the company customer list. In some cases that list doesn’t exist. In other […]
Over the next few weeks you may notice some changes to this blog as it expands to cover topics related to Texas business breakups. This will cover shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, and other disputes involving Texas business entities. We begin […]
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