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Ohio Appellate Court Holds Logistics Company was Improperly Limited to Half a Remedy, Reviving Noncompete Suit Against a Former Employee
The day after obtaining federal brokerage authority for the logistics company he formed a month earlier, Christopher Johnson, a North Carolina resident, resigned from his employment with Cincinnati-based Total Quality Logistics, LLC (“TQL”). TQL then sued Johnson and his company Patriot Logistics (“Patriot”) in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, alleging Johnson breached his […]
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Maine and Iowa Enact Job-Specific Limitations on Noncompetites
The two states recently have enacted restrictions on noncompete agreements being used in certain professions. In Maine, on June 1, 2023, the Governor signed into law LD 688/HP 457, entitled “An Act to Protect Access to Veterinary Care by Prohibiting Noncompete Agreements.” The act amends Maine Revised Statute title 26, § 599-A, which already prohibits […]