Earlier this month, in Tradesman International, Inc. v. Black, et al., 2013 WL 3949020 (7th Cir. 2013), the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment against a plaintiff construction staffing firm that sued four former employees for violating restrictive covenants they signed while employed by plaintiff. The Plaintiff sought to enforce 18-month long and (effectively) nation-wide restrictive covenants (“non-competes”) that prevented defendants …
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Third Party Corporation Can Enforce Non-Compete After Stock Purchase
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation v. Hubbard, 2013 WL 3242380 (M.D. Fla 2013) considers whether a company that buys the assets of another can enforce the purchased company’s non-compete agreements. The defendant was an elevator salesman for a company that was bought by the plaintiff. an elevator company. The defendant previously signed a non-disclosure (involving intellectual property), …
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Court Can Shorten Overly Broad Non-Compete In Recruiting Business Dispute – IL Court (Applying Md. Law)
In TEKsystems, Inc. v. Lajiness, 2013 WL 3389062 (N.D.Ill. 2013), the Northern District of Illinois, applying Maryland law (due to a contractual choice of law provision), upheld a 50 mile/18 month restrictive covenant in a recruiter’s employment contract. The plaintiff employer sued one of its former recruiters for violating a non-compete provision contained in a …