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Federal Court Denies Dealer Challenge To OEM Internet Sales Policy - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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A Massachusetts federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of a motorcycle manufacturer and dismissed claims by a dealer who argued the manufacturer’s internet sales policy breached the dealer agreement between...more

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What Physicians and Their Practices Need to Know About FTC's Noncompete Ban

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On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a long-anticipated final rule that will effectively ban the use of noncompete clauses by employers, with a few limited exceptions....more

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The FTC Voted to Enact its Non-Compete Ban - What You Need to Know and What You Need to Do

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The FTC has voted to enact its Rule to ban Non-Compete Agreements/Clauses. The vote to enact the Rule comes as no surprise but there were two noticeable changes to the Rule that was originally proposed and the Rule that the...more

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Non-Competes: Movement on both sides of the Atlantic

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Non-compete provisions are receiving a lukewarm reception by the authorities on both sides of the Atlantic at the moment. With plans to make changes in the UK being actively discussed, and at a federal level in the United...more

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill: Taking a closer look at the impact on subscription contracts

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The draft of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “Bill”) was published last week, and among the many objectives, it aims to drive high standards of consumer protection. One area which has attracted much...more

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FTC Proposes Rule That Would Ban Non-Compete Agreements

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing a "Non-Compete Clause Rule." If the proposed rule goes into effect as drafted, it would ban employers across the...more

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FTC Takes First Step to Make Good on Promise to Curtail Non-Compete Agreements

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On January 5, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a rule to ban most non-compete agreements (“non-competes”) for American workers. The text of the proposed rule is broad: provisions that prevent workers from...more

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FTC Proposes Broad Ban on Non-Competes, but there’s an Exception for Dealmakers

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Taking aim at what it views as an unfair practice that keeps hundreds of billions of dollars out of workers’ pockets, on January 5 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued proposed rulemaking that would effectively ban...more

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FTC Strikes Down Non-Competition Agreements and Proposes Ban on Non-Competition Agreements

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) threats of “cracking down” on non-competition agreements transformed into actual action with two dramatic moves this week. First, on January 4, the FTC ordered three companies,...more

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FTC Considers Regulating Non-Competes At Workshop

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Although non-competes are generally viewed as matters governed by state law, the issue is increasingly under the scrutiny of federal lawmakers and regulators. The FTC has been studying non-compete clauses and their impact on...more

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Merger Non-Compete Clauses – Be Lawful or Be Gone

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Non-compete clauses are commonly included in M&A agreements. Although generally recognized as lawful, non-competes must fulfill certain requirements to comply with antitrust and competition laws. A recent FTC enforcement...more

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