Collier HMA v. Menichello a medical noncompete dispute, considers whether a third party can enforce a noncompete after a merger. Jettisoning the “changed corporate culture and mode of operation” test, the Florida appeals court applied basic principles of corporate law to determine whether a parent company’s merger necessarily meant its subsidiary merged too and couldn’t enforce …
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Medical Device Maker Can Recover Lost Profits Against Double-Dipping Salesman – IL Fed. Court
A Federal court examines the pleading and proof elements of several business torts in a medical device company’s lawsuit against its former salesman and a rival firm. The plaintiff sued when it learned its former employee was selling on the side for a competitor. Granting summary judgment for most of the plaintiff’s claims, the Court …
Ill. Wage Payment and Collection Act Doesn’t Apply to NY and Cal. Corps. With Only Random Ill. Contacts
As worker mobility increases and employees working in one state and living in another almost an afterthought, questions of court jurisdiction over intrastate workplace relationships come to the fore. Another issue triggered by a geographically nimble workforce is whether a non-resident can invoke the protections of another state’s laws. Illinois provides a powerful remedial scheme for employees who are stiffed by …