In July 2017, a Federal court in Minnesota grappled with the in-vogue issue of whether a former employee violates post-employment nonsolicitation provisions by asking her network for business on LinkedIn. The warring factions in Mobile Mini v. Vevea, (see here) are direct competitors in the portable storage business. Plaintiff sued when the defendant, a former sales representative …
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LinkedIn Connection Requests Don’t Violate Insurance Salesman’s Noncompete – IL Court
The First District recently considered whether an insurance salesman’s generic LinkedIn invites to some former co-workers violated non-compete provisions in his employment contract. The plaintiff in Bankers Life v. American Senior Benefits employed the defendant for over a decade as a sales manager. During his employment, plaintiff signed an employment agreement that contained a 24-month noncompete term …
LinkedIn Page Doesn’t Get Into Evidence As a Rule 803(17) “Directory” or “Compilation” in Podcast Dispute
A key issue in Personal Audio, LLC v. CBS Corporation, 2014 WL 1202698 (E.D. Tex. 2014) was whether a LinkedIn page, printed off the ‘Net by a testifying witness, was admissible at a motion to transfer venue hearing as a “compilation” or “directory” under Federal Evidence Rule 803(17). A broadcast behemoth defendant (CBS) tried to transfer a …