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Litigators of the Week: Ingersoll Rand Enforces a Noncompete Against an Exec Who Jumped Ship to Verboten Competitor

Despite Colorado's law rendering most noncompete agreements void, a state court judge barred former ILC Dover CEO Corey Walker from working for Aventor through next June. The ruling was a win for Dover's acquirer, Ingersoll Rand Inc., and its lawyers, Quinn Emanuel's Andrew Rossman, Peter Fountain and Owen Roberts.
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Texas Lawyer

Here's What Texas Attorneys Are Expecting From the State's New Business Courts

Many are optimistic about the courts' potential but expect it will take at least a year to build up the jurisprudence that could make them a reliable venue for business litigation.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Courts Need Experts' Help in Analyzing Online Arbitration Clause Designs, Judge Says

"Rather than debating among ourselves our impressions about font size and color, the placement of hyperlinks, and the choice between click-wrap and browse-wrap agreements, we should start treating these issues about user-interface design as questions of fact," wrote Judge David Hamilton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Deciphering an Illegible Deed; Baseless Objections to Receivership: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Castaneda v. Serrano," involving an alleged forged deed, and "Federal National Mortgage Association v. 204 Ellery St." dealing with baseless objections to a receivership.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

NextEra Energy Pension Plan Connected to Allegedly Fraudulent Real Estate Action

"It's another thing to be exposed to a broad claim where the potential award could conceivably be in the tens of millions of dollars if the judge allows the valuation of the underlying asset," said Jason Giller, a managing partner at Giller Law who is not involved in the case.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Again Rules in Plaintiff's Favor in Earnout Provision Dispute

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. could later be ordered to pay more in damages for another claim in which Zurn ruled against it, but Alexion's counterclaim against Shareholder Representative Services, represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, is yet to be decided. Alexion is represented by Wilks Law and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bristol Myers Urges Dismissal of $6.4 Billion Lawsuit, Arguing Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Bristol Myers Squibb counsel from DLA Piper told U.S. District Court Judge Jesse Furman on Friday that the UMB Bank NA had no standing to sue -- claiming the bank was not properly appointed as successor trustee.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Harris County Jury Returns $25.6M Verdict Over Noncompete Agreement

"HCA owned 60% of the hospital with Fondren, but 100% of their improperly opened competing hospitals and sent business to their fully owned places," lead plaintiff attorney Joe Ahmad said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Illinois Appellate Court Rejects Law Firm's Reliance on Arbitration Provision, Clearing the Way for Malpractice Action

"The arbitration provision at issue here was drafted by defendants and was never discussed with plaintiff. While defendants discussed several of the other material terms of the attorney-client agreement with plaintiff—such as the amount of the fee, the nature of a contingent fee agreement, and the intended scope of work—defendants never mentioned anything about the arbitration clause," Justice Nathaniel R. Howse Jr. said.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Johnson & Johnson Must Pay $1B in Damages for Surgical Robotics Contract Breaches, Fraud

The opinion is a win for Ross Aronstam & Moritz and Selendy Gay attorneys who represented a shareholder group.
4 minute read

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