Work & The Law

Former Employee Not In Violation Of Non-Solicitation Provision

A U.S. District Court judge has denied an employer’s request for an injunction prohibiting former employee from soliciting their employees, finding the fact that the employee is planning to work for a competitor and spoke with one of the company’s employees about whether they were considering a job with the same competitor was not sufficient to demonstrate a violation of

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Non-Solicitation Contract: Employees Prohibited From Soliciting And Servicing Clients Of Former Employer

The Business Litigation Session of the Massachusetts Superior Court Upholds Contractual Non-Solicitation and Non-Servicing Provisions Against Employees. Massachusetts Superior Court SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “The plaintiffs, ABD Insurance and Financial Services Inc., d/b/a Newfront Insurance Services, LLC (‘Newfront’), Louisa Bolick, Erika Papadopulos, Michael Talmanson and Brian Kelleher (‘Individual Plaintiffs’), commenced this action on July 25, 2022, against the

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Massachusetts Court Finds Non-solicitation Agreement Enforceable

Court finds non-solicitation agreement enforceable but declines to extend its time-frame. United States District Court District of Massachusetts SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “Thermal Engineering International (USA) Inc. (‘Thermal Engineering’ or ‘plaintiff’) brings this action against Daryl L. Lanaville (‘Lanaville’ or ‘defendant’) seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief. Plaintiff alleges that defendant breached a non-solicitation covenant when he

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Former Employee Not In Violation Of Non-Solicitation Provision

A U.S. District Court judge has denied an employer’s request for an injunction prohibiting former employee from soliciting their employees, finding the fact that the employee is planning to work for a competitor and spoke with one of the company’s employees about whether they were considering a job with the same competitor was not sufficient to demonstrate a violation of

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Non-Solicitation Contract: Employees Prohibited From Soliciting And Servicing Clients Of Former Employer

The Business Litigation Session of the Massachusetts Superior Court Upholds Contractual Non-Solicitation and Non-Servicing Provisions Against Employees. Massachusetts Superior Court SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “The plaintiffs, ABD Insurance and Financial Services Inc., d/b/a Newfront Insurance Services, LLC (‘Newfront’), Louisa Bolick, Erika Papadopulos, Michael Talmanson and Brian Kelleher (‘Individual Plaintiffs’), commenced this action on July 25, 2022, against the

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Massachusetts Court Finds Non-solicitation Agreement Enforceable

Court finds non-solicitation agreement enforceable but declines to extend its time-frame. United States District Court District of Massachusetts SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “Thermal Engineering International (USA) Inc. (‘Thermal Engineering’ or ‘plaintiff’) brings this action against Daryl L. Lanaville (‘Lanaville’ or ‘defendant’) seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief. Plaintiff alleges that defendant breached a non-solicitation covenant when he

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