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Category Archives: Non-Competes
Non-compete breach in business contract nets client $25.6M
My colleagues at AZA and I won a $25.6 million breach of contract jury verdict in Houston court this week in a non-compete case pitting AZA client doctors’ group Fondren Orthopedic Ltd. against healthcare giant HCA Healthcare. While the Federal … Continue reading
Posted in Litigation, Non-Competes
Tagged breach of contract, Joe Ahmad, jury trial, litigation, non-competes
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Northern District of Texas temporarily enjoins FTC from enforcing its non-compete ban
It’s not surprising that a federal court enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete ban. Many non-compete lawyers, including me, predicted that the FTC ban on worker non-compete agreements would be struck down. And the first court to rule on … Continue reading
Posted in Covenants Not to Compete, Non-Competes
Tagged covenant not to compete, FTC, Joe Ahmad, non-competes
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FTC Non-Compete Rule Change Could Boost Wages and Innovation
In April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed comments on a proposed rule change that would drastically limit employers’ uses and abuses of non-compete agreements in employee contracts. When the FTC announced the proposed rule change its press release suggested … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Competes, Uncategorized
Tagged Joe Ahmad, noncompetes
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Can CEO’s learn something from Dolphins owner Stephen Ross’s problems with the NFL?
Earlier this week, multibillionaire and longtime Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was found to have violated the league’s tampering rules in a scheme described as “unprecedented in scope and severity” by commissioner Roger Goodell. It’s hard for someone like me … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Corporate culture, Fraud, Non-Competes, Sports contracts
Tagged cheating, executive, executives, fraud, NFL, Roger Goodell
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Despite Two Closely Watched Trial Losses, DOJ Pressing on with Controversial Criminal No-Poaching, Price-Fixing Antitrust Enforcement
Is the DOJ going too far by aggressively pursuing criminal no-poach and price-fixing charges as per se violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act? In two recent trials testing these enforcement theories for the first time, jurors thought the government’s cases … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Criminal Prosecutions, Non-Competes
Tagged competition regulation, Criminal Prosecutions, DOJ, no-poach agreements, price fixing, Sherman Antitrust Act
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Panel of Global Employment Lawyers Agrees on One Thing: U.S. Noncompete Laws Create Unique Challenges
The state-by-state patchwork of noncompete laws is difficult enough for U.S.-based businesses, let alone employers with a cross-border presence. I had the pleasure of exploring this topic with a panel of U.S. and UK-based employment lawyers as part to the … Continue reading
Posted in Covenants Not to Compete, Executive contracts, Litigation, Non-Competes, Trade Secrets
Tagged covenant not to compete, covenants not to compete, non-compete, non-compete agreements, non-compete clauses, noncompetes
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Backlash Builds for Noncompetes
For a generation of workers, noncompete agreements have steadily crept into more and more facets of the working world to the point that even low- and middle-wage earners are increasingly being asked to sign the agreements as a condition of … Continue reading
Posted in Covenants Not to Compete, Non-Competes, Restraint of trade, Retention agreements, Severance Packages, Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Tagged CEO, CEOs, covenant not to compete, employment, executive, executive compensation, executive contracts, Joe Ahmad, Joseph Ahmad, non-compete agreements, trade secret, trade secrets, Uniform Trade Secrets Act
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In Buc-ee’s Retention Pay Squabble, Former Manager Scores Big Payback from Appellate Court
A Texas appellate court recently stiff-armed the Buc-ee’s convenience store chain for a poorly considered retention pay provision that amounted to “unenforceable restraints of trade.” The court’s interpretation of the retention pay provision is a learning opportunity for employers who … Continue reading
Posted in Clawback provisions, Covenants Not to Compete, Non-Competes, Restraint of trade, Retention agreements
Tagged Bucee's, employment agreements, Joe Ahmad, Joseph Ahmad, non-compete agreements, retention agreements
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5 Lessons About Protecting Digital Assets From ZeniMax v. Oculus VR
The November edition of DCEO magazine dives into the recent $500 million jury verdict against Facebook’s Oculus virtual reality subsidiary, describing the whopper verdict as a transcendent moment for businesses that have not yet taken steps to identify and protect … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Corporate culture, Non-Competes, Trade Secrets
Tagged CEOs, covenant not to compete, covenants not to compete, digital assets, executive, intellectual property, Joe Ahmad, Joseph Ahmad, non-compete agreements, trade secret, trade secrets
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Regional Economies Find Hidden Price of Noncompete Agreements
A recent New York Times article by Conor Dougherty puts a human face on the damaging consequences that result when workers in broad swaths of the economy are required to sign noncompete agreements as a condition of employment. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Covenants Not to Compete, Legal, Non-Competes
Tagged covenant not to compete, executive, executive compensation, executive employment, executive employment lawyer, executives, Joe Ahmad, non-compete agreements, trade secret
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