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Texas Business Court Quarterly Update – Q1 and Q2 2025

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As a part of Vinson & Elkins’ Texas Business Court Quarterly Update, the following update summarizes the Texas Business Court opinions—categorized by primary issue—that have been released since September 1, 2024 through the...more

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Wolfspeed, Durham-Based Semiconductor Producer, Fighting Financial Peril in the Market and Employee Exits in the Courts

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Wolfspeed, a Durham-based silicon carbide semiconductor business, has plenty on its plate these days amid media reports of an impending bankruptcy reorganization. While such a filing would be aimed at a short(ish) judicial...more

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When Employees Become Competitors, NC Business Court Keeps a Careful Watch on Disturbances in Marketplace Force

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Joshua Langley worked for Autocraft, Inc. for more than five years and rose to have wide access to its business affairs and “substantial responsibility for its overall operations.” While still employed there, he opened LB...more

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North Carolina Business Court Dismisses Overbroad Non-Compete

When we are asked by a client to review their form employee non-competition agreement, we often see companies using documents found on the internet that were clearly written for use in states other than North Carolina. Last...more

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Non-Compete News: Restrictive Covenant Act Case Decided by Georgia State-Wide Business Court

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In May 2011, Georgia’s Restrictive Covenant Act (OCGA 13-8-50 et seq.) (“RCA”) became effective and applied to all agreements executed on or after May 11, 2011. In 2020, the Georgia State-wide Business Court (“Business...more

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Limiting Access to Non-Specialized Suppliers Can Be a Legitimate Business Interest

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Where a business’ non-compete employment agreement precluded its former employee from contacting its suppliers, such restriction could constitute a legitimate business interest. KNC Technologies v. Tutton, 2021 NCBC 25 (J....more

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The NC Businesss Court On Non-Solicitation And Non-Inducement Provisions

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There is more discussion of non-solicitation clauses and non-inducement clauses in Judge McGuire's opinion last week in Sandhills Home Care,, LLC v. Companion Home Care-Unimed, Inc., 2016 NCBC 59, than I think that I've ever...more

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