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Consulting company cannot enforce non-compete

An information technology consulting firm could not enforce a non-compete agreement against employees who quit after the company cut their base salaries but gave them an opportunity to make up the difference through bonuses based on billable hours, a Superior ...

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All fired up

Reebok CEO Paul Fireman and lawyers from Boston’s Goulston & Storrs used to enter the courtroom side by side. Those days appear to be over.

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Piper and prejudice

An ex-DLA Piper secretary has abruptly pulled the plug on a sexual harassment complaint she lodged against the Boston law firm and a former supervisor.

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Settlement doesn’t bar deceit, fiduciary claims

A couple who claimed an investment firm fraudulently induced them into settling litigation over an unsuccessful investment deal could subsequently sue the company for deceit and breach of fiduciary duty, even though they were represented by counsel at the time ...

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Split panel finds retaliation OK in mutual fund industry

A provision in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act protecting whistleblowers from retaliation does not extend to employees of private companies that act under contract as advisers to, and managers of, mutual funds, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided in ...

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‘Misclassified’ worker can file third-party lawsuit

A truck driver who brought a purported class action alleging that companies he worked for had violated state and federal wage laws by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors could also sue a management-services firm for providing the companies with independent ...

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