Noncompete Abuse Rampant in Florida? Teacher Alleges Job Lost Over Trade Secrets
"'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'The Great Gatsby' are not trade secrets," the lawsuit says.
July 13, 2020 at 04:37 PM
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When South Florida English literature teacher Nicholas James was offered a job at a new school, he didn't expect to lose the opportunity because lawyers threatened litigation over alleged trade secret issues.
But that's what happened, according to a Broward Circuit lawsuit that accuses the parent company of Plantation-based private school American Heritage School of tortious interference.
It's an antitrust lawsuit that shows Florida has a problem with abusive noncompete agreements, according to plaintiffs attorney Jonathan Pollard of Pollard PLLC in Fort Lauderdale, who focuses on unfair competition disputes.
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