A Massachusetts waffle manufacturer, The Burgundian, recently filed a lawsuit alleging that a potential co-venturer, Eastern Standard Provisions, submitted its Liege waffles for inclusion on Oprah Winfrey’s annual “Favorite...more
As we previously covered, a group of 18 state attorneys general in July filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), asking the FTC to incorporate labor concerns when reviewing corporate mergers and to use its...more
12/16/2019
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Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sherman Act ,
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A group of 18 state attorneys general (the “AGs”) recently filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in advance of a series of hearings centered on changes to antitrust and consumer protection enforcement in...more
8/5/2019
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchises ,
Horizontal Agreements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Regulations ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Caramel Crisp LLC, the owner of Garrett Popcorn Shops (“Garrett”), the renowned Chicago-based purveyor of deliciously flavored popcorn, recently filed suit in federal court in Chicago against its former director of research...more
A Massachusetts Federal Court recently enjoined the former Director of Research and Development and Quality Assurance of National Fish & Seafood, Inc. (“National Fish”) from working for a competing seafood supplier based in...more
9/21/2018
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Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fishing Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Material Dissemination ,
Misappropriation ,
Proprietary Information ,
Terms and Conditions ,
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