Recently, in Acclaim Systems, Inc. v. Infosys, a three- member Third Circuit appellate panel weighed in on an issue concerning tortious interference with contracts and non-compete agreements. The case involved an employer who hired four new employees bound by...
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Philadelphia Non-Compete Lawyers Discuss Tortious Interference Claims
Philadelphia Employment Lawyers: Employees Held to be Bound by Online Non-Compete Agreement
At one time or another, nearly everyone has had to accept a “terms and conditions agreement” online by clicking a box. This is known as a “clickwrap” agreement; without clicking the box to consent, the transaction cannot proceed whether it is a software update for a...
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Confidentiality and non-compete agreements are documents that are typically designed to protect businesses from the harmful actions of former employees. Employees are often required to sign these agreements at the time they are hired. When ownership of a business...
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Intuitive Surgical Inc. has recently accused Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc. of what it has deemed as being “intricate legal gymnastics.” This came after Ethicon attempted to enforce a non-compete clause against its ex-employee in state court in Ohio,...
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A recent ruling from the Eighth Circuit federal appeals court recently ruled that non-compete agreements may transfer from one company to another. The case involved X-ray technicians in Missouri who left their company after another company acquired it. The court ruled...
read morePhiladelphia Business Litigation Lawyers: New Federal Precedents under DTSA
California is the first state to grant a temporary restraining order (TPO) under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) since it was signed into law on May 11, 2016. The TPO was issued against a sales agent that violated federal and state trade secret laws...
read morePhiladelphia Employment Lawyers: New Developments in Non-compete Agreements Offered Mid-Employment
Some courts have issued recent rulings favorable to employees in matters concerning non-compete agreements. For example, courts in Pennsylvania and other states have recently held that employers must provide an extra incentive, also known as “consideration,” to...
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Stark Truss is an Ohio manufacturer and distributor of components used in the construction of buildings. The manufacturing giant was recently sued by an employee of 35 years regarding a covenant not to compete. This employee was also the company’s asset manager....
read morePhiladelphia Physician Employment Contract Lawyer: Restrictive Covenants and Public Policy
Although post-employment restrictive covenants (“Non-Compete Agreements”) are not per se unenforceable, they are not favored in Pennsylvania and have been historically viewed as a trade restraint that prevents a former employee from earning a living. Non-Compete...
read morePhiladelphia Business Lawyers: Supreme Court Non-Compete Ruling
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rules that Non-Competes May Be Challenged For Lack of Consideration Even If Parties Agreed to be Bound by UWOA Pennsylvania courts have a long history of disfavoring non-compete clauses. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court continued that...
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