Federal judge rules non-compete unenforceable

April 5, 2011 Comments Off on Federal judge rules non-compete unenforceable

U.S. District Court judge has rejected a request for injunctive relief in a case in which two business parties entered into a seemingly valid non-compete agreement that called for their disputes to be resolved in Massachusetts.

Tagged with: March 2011 issue

Supreme Court case a win for ‘reasonable’ employers

April 5, 2011 Comments Off on Supreme Court case a win for ‘reasonable’ employers

The U.S. Supreme Court once again passed up the chance to define the privacy interest employees enjoy in the workplace, but legal experts say the court’s recent ruling in NASA v. Nelson still provides a lesson for employers and workers ...

Tagged with: March 2011 issue

Ruling offers broad e-discovery lessons

April 5, 2011 Comments Off on Ruling offers broad e-discovery lessons

In what attorneys are calling another standard-setting decision on electronic discovery, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York has authored an opinion addressing issues related to metadata and the form of production for electronic ...

Tagged with: March 2011 issue

Former BLS judge says session dying

April 5, 2011 Comments Off on Former BLS judge says session dying

Retired Judge Allan van Gestel is raising concerns about the future of the Massachusetts Superior Court business session he helped build, putting the judges who are now running the session on the defensive.

Tagged with: March 2011 issue