News & Analysis as of

Preliminary Injunctions Restrictive Covenants Contract Terms

Lathrop GPM

New Jersey Federal Court Partially Enforces Noncompete Covenant Against Former Franchisee

Lathrop GPM on

A federal court in New Jersey recently granted a franchisor’s motion for a preliminary injunction, enjoining the former franchisee from using the franchisor’s marks and violating the franchise agreement’s noncompete clause,...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Importance of Understanding The Contractual Limits of Restrictive Covenants (Part II)

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

In one of my first posts, entitled Restrictive Covenants: The Importance of Understanding Their Contractual Limits, I wrote about a First Department decision upholding a portion of Justice Andrea Masley’s Order enjoining a...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Nurse Practitioner Based Upon Overbroad Restrictive Covenants

Morris James LLP on

FP UC Holdings, LLC v. Hamilton, C.A. No. 2019-1029-JRS (Del. Ch. Mar. 27, 2020). A party seeking a preliminary injunction must demonstrate a likelihood of success at trial....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

North Carolina Courts Defeat Another ‘Overbroad' Noncompete

In recent years, North Carolina courts have become increasingly resistant to enforcing noncompetition and non-solicitation restrictions they view as insufficiently narrowed to the specific competitive threat presented by the...more

Genova Burns LLC

"Breaking Contracts has Consequences" - Third Circuit Backs Employer with Restrictive Covenant Agreements

Genova Burns LLC on

What happens when your employee signs multiple restrictive covenant agreements with different terms, and then violates them? A recent decision from the Third Circuit in Heartland Payment Sys., LLC v. Volrath addresses a...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Court Order to U-Haul: Haul Your Non-Compete Clauses Out of California

A California appellate court recently upheld a permanent injunction in Robinson v. U-Haul Company of California barring U-Haul from enforcing its non-compete covenants in California. U-Haul also was required to pay over...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

THANKSGIVING EDITION [FROM THE ARCHIVES]: Court Protects Quizno’s Franchise Turkey Trade Secrets

This Thanksgiving, Trade Secrets Watch is serving a delicious tale about protecting trade secrets in a franchising relationship. In 1994, Quizno’s entered into a franchise agreement with Robert Kampendahl, an...more

Brooks Pierce

Sometimes It Might Not Be Worth It To Appeal The Denial Of A Preliminary Injunction

Brooks Pierce on

I don't think that it was worth it for TSG to appeal Judge Murphy's Order denying its Motion for a Preliminary Injunction on a covenant not to compete. That's true even though an injunction (though not on the covenant) was...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide