Articles Posted in Non-Compete Law

FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: RESTRICTIVE COVENANT DURATIONS
Mavrick Law Firm

            Businesses often rely on restrictive covenants to protect their sensitive business information and to protect themselves from unfair competition. Businesses often require employees to sign non-compete agreements and employee confidentiality agreements to accomplish these goals. Businesses also often include similar provisions when they purchase all or part of another business. A purchaser will include…

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MIAMI BUSINESS LITIGATION: UNUSUAL BUSINESS DISPUTE DEFENSES
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The defenses of unclean hands and in pari delicto are useful in commercial and business disputes.  These are similar defenses that arise when the party bringing the lawsuit possesses a level of fault or guilt. Unclean hands and in pari delicto can be applied in business disputes under certain circumstances to prevent an actor from…

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FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: NON-COMPETE BAN IN APPELLATE COURT
Mavrick Law Firm Team

The Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning most non-compete agreements is now before a federal appellate court. On May 7, 2024, the FTC proposed a rule that would have banned most non-compete agreements. This rule would have substantially impacted many businesses because non-compete agreements are used to prohibit employees from using the company’s information to compete…

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MIAMI BUSINESS LITIGATION: DOCTRINES OF RES JUDICATA AND COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL
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A lawsuit is generally considered over once a litigant obtains judgment in its favor assuming no appeal is taken and no post-judgment collection issues exist. However, the losing party is often left unsatisfied. Therefore, the loser may try to “re-do” the lawsuit by suing the defendant again using slightly different claims or lodging the lawsuit…

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FORT LAUDERDALE NON-COMPETE LITIGATION: NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD PROHIBITS NON-COMPETE
Mavrick Law Firm

Non-compete agreements have received significant attention this year after the Federal Trade Commission issued a rule on April 23, 2024, banning most employee non-compete agreements. The rule was scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024. However, on August 20, 2024, a court in the United States District Court for the Northern District of…

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MIAMI NON-COMPETE LITIGATION: LINE OF BUSINESS LIMITATION
Mavrick Law Firm

Many businesses require employees, independent contractors, and others to sign restrictive covenants. Common restrictive covenants are non-compete covenants prohibiting competition with the business, non-solicitation covenants prohibiting solicitation of the businesses’ customers and employees, and non-disclosure covenants preventing the disclosure of certain company information. However, these covenants have certain restrictions on enforceability. Some of those restrictions…

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MIAMI BUSINESS LITIGATION: LEGALITY OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
Mavrick Law Firm

Businesses commonly enter into restrictive covenants with their employees to prohibit them from unfairly competing with the business during and after employment. Restrictive covenants include contracts that restrict competition, such as non-compete agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and confidentiality agreements. When preparing a restrictive covenant, what provisions should be included? Typically, a business should include provisions that…

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FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: COURT OVERRULES FEDERAL RULE BANNING NON-COMPETE CONTRACTS
Mavrick Law Firm

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning most non-compete agreements continues to produce legal developments. Conflicting opinions were previously issued by a court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and by a court in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In Ryan LLC v. FTC, Case…

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FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: LEGAL CHALLENGES TO FTC RULE AGAINST NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
Mavrick Law Firm

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) controversially issued a final rule banning most non-compete agreements. This rule severely impedes the ability of businesses to protect their legitimate business interests such as customer relationships, goodwill, confidential business information, and trade secrets. However, the FTC’s rule is facing legal challenges from different directions. Last week we wrote about…

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MIAMI BUSINESS LITIGATION: NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS AND “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION”
Mavrick Law Firm

Under Florida law, enforcement of a non-compete agreement requires requires proof of at least one “legitimate business interest.” Fla. Stat. § 542.335 (“The person seeking enforcement of a restrictive covenant shall plead and prove the existence of one or more legitimate business interests justifying the restrictive covenant.”). A failure to plead or prove the existence…

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