Non-Compete Invalidated
What happens when a California-based employer wants to hire out-of-state employees who are subject to non-compete agreements with the world's largest manufacturer of medical devices? We were lead counsel for a complex set of national lawsuits involving this non-compete agreement that was signed by more than 100,000 employees. The manufacturer tried to prevent its former employees throughout the country from working for competitors for a period of 18 months. Our firm obtained
Consumer Class-Action: Complete Dismissal
Plaintiffs filed a nationwide class-action alleging that the client violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (“FACTA”) by printing credit card expiration dates on millions of customer receipts for online transactions. The potential damages exceeded $1 billion. Drafted a motion to dismiss based on a creative interpretation of the statute while simultaneously participating in a joint Congressional lobbying effort to amend FACTA to exempt online transactions. The