Employee Non-Compete Agreements as Section 1 Antitrust Violations
Although such issues have not often been raised in the federal courts, employee agreements not to compete are proper subjects for scrutiny under section 1
Category: Antitrust
Procaps, Carlton Fields Getting Thoroughly Embarrassed in Antitrust Litigation vs. Patheon, Morgan Lewis
Anybody who litigates antitrust cases should pay attention to Procaps v. Patheon, currently pending in the Southern District of Florida. It’s a debacle. Procaps is
Prominent Florida Chef Sued for Violating Non-Compete Agreement
A recent non-compete dispute in Florida raises questions about the concept of legitimate business interests under Florida law. Until October, prominent Florida chef Domenica Macchia
Expecting Mothers Are Latest Victims of Physician Non-Compete Agreements
Recent developments in Pennsylvania provide yet another compelling example of why non-compete agreements in the healthcare sector should be void as against public policy. In
FTC Enters Final Order Invaliding Non-Compete Agreements of Reno Cardiologists
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final decision approving a consent order that will invalidate the non-compete agreements of ten cardiologists who are
DOJ Sues eBay for Non-Compete Pact
On Friday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against eBay accusing the company of entering a non-compete pact with software maker Intuit. Under the
Zynga Adds Rival Kixeye as Defendant in Trade Secrets Case & Kixeye Countersues
The Zynga saga continues. In October, Zynga – the company that makes popular Facebook games like FarmVille – filed a lawsuit against a former employee,
Google Antitrust Scrutiny by the FTC? Nonsense.
These days, speculating about antitrust cases against major companies appears to be all the rage. A few months back, there was a ton of chatter
Healthcare Sector Non-Competes Continue to Harm the Public
In today’s America, non-compete agreements have become ubiquitous. Everybody has one. The wine salesman. The disc jockey. The advertising executive. Even the maid. One of
