The First District of the Illinois Appellate Court, in the case of Northwest Podiatry Center, Ltd., et al. v. Ochwat, et al., recently found that a trial court improperly enjoined physician-defendants in a few key respects. The decision serves as a reminder of how courts will closely scrutinize restrictive covenants in Illinois.
The case was filed after two longtime
Continue Reading Illinois Appellate Court Partially Reverses Broad Non-Compete Injunction Against Physicians
On October 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of South Carolina found in Jennings v. Jennings, et al., that a defendant who allegedly hacked into a plaintiff’s personal e-mail account to retrieve messages that were already read by the plaintiff was not liable under the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2701.
The Defendant allegedly hacked into plaintiff’s Yahoo!
Continue Reading Hacking Into Personal E-Mail Account Not a Violation of the Stored Communications Act According to South Carolina Supreme Court
If you’re an employer in an industry where non-compete agreements are common, perhaps you’ve been faced with the following scenario: You offer a sales position to a candidate who tells you she doesn’t think she has a non-compete with her employer, which is a competitor of yours. Once she’s onboard at your company, she begins soliciting her former employer’s clients.
Continue Reading Ignorance Isn’t Always Bliss: What to Do When Your Job Candidate Isn’t Sure if She Is Bound By A Non-Compete