In Call One, Inc. v. Anzine, 2018 WL 2735089 (N.D.Ill. 2018), the Northern District of Illinois provides a useful gloss on Illinois restrictive covenant law in the context of a trade secrets action filed by a call center employer against a long-time employee. The defendant worked for the plaintiff as a sales representative for 15 …
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Florida Series III: Parent Company’s Merger Doesn’t Impact Subsidiary’s Noncompete with M.D.
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 …
Third Party Enforcement of A Non-Compete and Trade Secret Pre-emption – IL Law
(photo credit: www.glogster.com) In Cronimet Holdings v. Keywell Metals, LLC, 2014 WL 580414 (N.D.Ill. 2014), the Northern District of Illinois considers whether a non-compete contract is enforceable by a stranger to that contract as well as trade secret pre-emption of other claims. Facts and Procedural History Plaintiff, who previously signed a non-disclosure agreement with a defunct metal company (the “Target …
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