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Boston Area Dentists in Non-Compete Controversy
Interesting non-compete news out of Weymouth, Massachusetts (a small city about twenty miles south of Boston). Back in September 2009, a Boston-area dentist Gerald Maher sold his practice to a newly...
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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 terminating their employment with...
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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 late December, five...
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Prominent North Carolina Doctor Wins First Round of Non-Compete Fight
A recent North Carolina non-compete case has pitted one of the nation’s largest allergy clinics against one of North Carolina’s most respected physicians. Earlier this month, Charlotte-based Carolina...
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Texas Court of Appeals Strikes Down Cardiologist Non-Compete Agreement on...
Last week, the Texas Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court order finding a physician non-compete agreement unenforceable as against public policy. Although Texas has no outright ban on physician...
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Non-Compete Fight in the World of Surgical Robotics: MAKO Surgical Sues...
Fort Lauderdale-based MAKO Surgical Corporation has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, Jeffrey Gellman, and his new company, Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., alleging the parties conspired to...
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Medical Equipment Industry Remains a Hotbed of Non-Compete Litigation
Call it a trend. These days, non-compete litigation is everywhere: All across the country and in every industry imaginable. Some industries generate more non-compete litigation than others. And...
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Non-Compete Provisions in ERISA Plans – A Recent 5th Circuit Case
A recent case out of the Northern District of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals touches upon the intersection of non-compete agreements and ERISA plans. From 1998 until his resignation in...
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Non-Compete Nonsense: Louisiana Enforces Non-Competes Against Cardiologists...
A recent case out of the Louisiana Court of Appeal reminds us that some states will enforce physician non-compete agreements, even in the absence of a clear protectable interest and even where such...
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Recapping Major Non-Compete News from Around the Nation
New Mexico has passed a new law that limits physician non-compete agreements. Although the law places some limitations on restrictive covenants for doctors, it is not an outright ban of such...
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