The following post is a reproduction, to see the original post, Click Here. As we recently reported, Virginia recently joined Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Washington in passing a new law restricting the use of non-competes against low-wage...
Non-Compete
The First Circuit Weighs in on the Applicability of Massachusetts’ Non-Compete Law
The following post is a reproduction, to see the original post, Click Here. Late last spring we reported on the second published decision out of the District of Massachusetts citing the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (“MNCA”), NuVasive, Inc. v. Day. On...
Successfully defended employee’s right to work at a competing staffing company doing different type of work for different type of customer-base.
Issue: Non-Compete | Injunction | Employment Agreement | Non-Solicitation Court: Oakland County Circuit Court (Michigan) Industry: Healthcare Judge: Judge Alexander Case Description My client was a staffing specialist in the healthcare industry. He was under a...
Stopped former employee’s breach of non-compete; employee went to work for a nearby competitor and was attempting to poach former employer’s customers.
Issue: Non-Compete | Injunction | Non-solicitation | Employment Agreement Court: Wayne County Circuit Court (Michigan) Industry: Food Judge: Judge Ewell Case Description The former employee was a salesperson who had agreed not to work for a competitor (within a...
Enforced non-compete and non-solicit against automation engineer.
Issue: Non-Compete | Non-Solicitation | Preventive Strategies Court: Industry: Technology and Automotive Judge: Case Description I enforced my client’s non-compete and non-solicitation agreement against a former automation engineer. The engineer had resigned and...