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Florida continues to be a hotbed for non-compete litigation (possibly in light of the fact that Florida non-compete laws are among the most pro-employer in the country). A recent case out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami pits National Deli, one of America’s largest manufacturers of deli … Continue reading
A recent case out of the Northern District of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals touches upon the intersection of non-compete agreements and ERISA plans. From 1998 until his resignation in 2010, George Wall worked for Alcon Laboratories, a major pharmaceutical company. In the years leading up to Wall’s resignation, Alcon was in … Continue reading
A strange case out of California: A company called Zora Analytics contracted with a company called AnanSys Software for the placement of temporary software engineers. AnanSys then subcontracted out the job to a company called Cigniti. AnanSys made Cigniti sign a software consulting agreement, which contained a non-compete/non-disclosure agreement. Cigniti then assigned one of its … Continue reading
What follows is one of the most absurd, complicated, fantastical non-compete-related disputes that I have ever seen. This is going to be a long one. The Major Players In 1997, two individuals in Pennsylvania formed a company called Freedom Medical, Inc. Freedom Medical engages in the business of buying and selling medical equipment. In 1999, … Continue reading
Over the past few years, non-compete litigation in the broadcasting industry has become increasingly common. A recent case out of Birmingham, Alabama continues that trend. On Monday, Citadel Broadcasting (a subsidiary of Cumulus Media) filed a lawsuit against Ryan Haney, who formerly served as program director for Citadel’s Birmingham sports talk radio station, WJOX 94.5 … Continue reading
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