Under Florida law, non-compete contracts are often held unenforceable due to circumstances of the employer-employee relationship, employee background, or the contract itself. Generally, employers must show they have a “legitimate business interest” to make a non-competition covenant enforceable. A legitimate business interest could include specialized training the employer provided the employee, a sort of investment…
Continue reading ›Peter Mavrick, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, successfully defended a Broward County business for alleged violation of a contract that prohibited competition. The case was venued in Circuit Court, and followed departure of employees from a company who then started their own business. Before hiring attorney Peter Mavrick, the client corporation tried to show the plaintiff…
Continue reading ›Attorney Peter Mavrick recently defended Soroka’s International, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Broward Circuit Court, in a case seeking a prejudgment writ of replevin. The case arose from a business dispute among former owners of a business, and their separation from each other. The plaintiffs, Event Horizon Glass Corp. and Luis Gonzales Stained Glass, Inc. sought…
Continue reading ›EMPLOYER PREVAILS IN OVERTIME CASE BASED ON MOTOR CARRIER EXEMPTION Attorney Peter Mavrick recently successfully represented a Miami corporation, FLX of Miami, Inc. (“FLX”), that prevailed in an overtime wage case filed by a former employee. FLX transports freight in local, national, and international commerce. The case was venued in federal court in Miami, Florida.…
Continue reading ›ATTORNEY PETER MAVRICK RECENTLY RECOVERED PAYMENT FOR SUBCONTRACTOR IN CONSTRUCTION CASE Peter Mavrick, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, recently recovered funds owed to his client, a construction subcontractor in a case venued in Palm Beach Circuit Court. The settlement was paid by a general contractor to attorney Peter Mavrick’s client, Scotti M. Glass & Mirror, Inc.,…
Continue reading ›Peter Mavrick, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, successfully defended a professional recruiting business for alleged theft of trade secrets. The case was venued in Circuit Court, and followed departure of certain key employees from a company who then started their own business. Before hiring attorney Peter Mavrick, the client corporation tried to show the plaintiff corporation…
Continue reading ›Peter Mavrick, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, recently successfully defended a local company, Roadrunner Permit Processor, Inc., that was sued for receipt of allegedly unwanted advertising. However, the plaintiff also advertised its contact information in printed advertisements. Roadrunner contended that it did not violate any law because the printed advertisements constituted a solicitation for Roadrunner’s and…
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