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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a... more +
Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -
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Non-Compete Fight Yields Mixed Results in Cabrita v. Vitabyte, Inc.

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The enforceability of non-compete agreements remains an active issue in New York courts, and a recent Queens County Commercial Division case, Cabrita v. Vitabyte, Inc., offers a good example of how judges can be willing to...more

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Delaware Court Confronts Issue of First Impression: When a Company Attempts to Enforce a Noncompete Seeking Only Damages, Does the...

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In Fortiline, Inc. v. McCall, the plaintiffs sought to enforce a noncompetition agreement against its former employees through a preliminary injunction. The court denied the injunction, holding the noncompetition agreements...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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Key Takeaways from Recent Delaware Restrictive Covenant Case Law

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Partners Vincent Cannizzaro and Barnaby Grzaslewicz recently presented Recent Developments in Delaware Restrictive Covenant Case Law: The Alternative Entity Creep, providing key insights into how Delaware’s courts are...more

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Buyer Beware: Delaware Courts Continue to Refuse to Enforce Deal-Based Non-Competes

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In a blog earlier this year, we discussed the Delaware Chancery Court’s refusal to enforce a sale of business non-compete in Kodiak Building Partners, LLC v Adams. We wondered then whether Kodiak represented a one-off...more

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