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Lawsuits Filed Challenging the FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Competes

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To date, three lawsuits have been filed challenging the legality of the FTC’s Final Rule banning non-competes. The initial two cases were filed in Texas federal court, which is widely viewed as a more hospitable forum for...more

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Analysis of FTC Non-Compete Ban Legal Challenges: Does the Ban Pass Constitutional Muster? (And Other Issues)

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in a 3 to 2 decision along party lines to adopt its Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Noncompete Rule”) banning post-employment non-compete clauses between employers...more

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Business Groups Challenge New FTC Rule Prohibiting Noncompete Agreements

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On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a near-total ban on noncompete agreements, with limited exceptions. The following day, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups sued, seeking to block the rule...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

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[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

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Investigatory Privilege and California Public Records Act Requests

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It's the Information, Not the Record, that Must be Considered, Say BB&K's Christine Wood and Isaac Rosen in PublicCEO - One afternoon in May 2015, six Glendora Police Department officers entered a residence in La Puente,...more

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Global Accountants’ Liability Update - October 2019

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The Netherlands - Breach of an accountant’s duty of care does not always lead to civil liability - In the period of 2001-2002, two accountants drafted a company’s financial statements at the request of the owner who...more

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Retroactivity Provision in Washington State’s New Law Limiting Non-Competes May Face Court Challenges

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This is the third blog by our Trade Secrets , Computer Fraud & Non-Competes team dealing with Washington state’s House Bill 1450, which dramatically alters non-compete agreements within the state. This blog discusses...more

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Georgia Legislature enacts significant income, sales, and property tax legislation

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The Georgia legislative session concluded on March 29, 2018. In addition to two major bills relating to federal tax reform, Georgia enacted several other pieces of notable tax legislation....more

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Outside Constitutional Protection, Within Anti-SLAPP Statute

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Addressing the issue of defending against claims seeking to remedy alleged misappropriation or misuse of a business’s trade secrets or confidential information by invoking the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), the...more

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2016 Year In Review: Securities Litigation And Regulation

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2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more

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