Actor Who Faked Salacious Emails from Paramount Executives Arrested on Perjury Charges
On September 20, 2021, actor Rovier Carrington was arrested for allegedly faking salacious emails...
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Former Washington Football Team General Counsel Accused NFL Investigator of Lying During Her Investigation
On September 8, 2021, unsealed documents from a lawsuit launched in November 2020 by former...
Former Applied Materials Employee Convicted of Trade Secret Theft
After four hours of deliberations, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, a federal jury in California handed...
Dentons Dispute with Former Partner Headed to Arbitration (Again)
UPDATE on September 7, 2021: Last week, the Second Appellate District stayed Superior Judge...
Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Tinder CEO Excluded from Upcoming Trial of Founder Dispute
On July 14, 2021, a New York state judge excluded evidence of sexual harassment allegations against...
Through DaVita Indictment, DOJ Continues Crackdown on Executive “No Poach” Agreements that Restrict Executive Mobility
On July 15, 2021, a Denver federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging DaVita Inc....
Supreme Court Asked to Rule that Title VII Covers Owners of Law Firms
UPDATE (October 5, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to grant certiorari to this case...
President Biden’s Executive Order Takes Aim at Employee Non-Competition Agreements
In a significant Executive Order issued on Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden launched what the...
UnitedHealth Group and Others Slapped With a Class Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Entering into No-Solicitation Conspiracy
In a recent post, we highlighted two recent criminal cases brought by the Department of Justice....
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Allow a Law Partner’s Title VII Claim to Proceed – Placing Limits on the Law’s Protections
A critical point of contention in Lemon v. Myers Bigel, P.A., No. 19-1380 (4th Cir. Jan. 19, 2021)...
Further Unpacking D.C.’s New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
In a recent post, we briefly discussed non-compete and no-poach agreements, including highlighting...
Will We See the End of Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements under the Biden Administration?
Employers have relied for decades on non-compete and no-poach agreements to try to prevent former...