FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, published an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal today in which she announced her resignation from the FTC and explained her reasoning. Readers may recall that Commissioner Wilson was the lone dissenting voice on the FTC’s proposed banning rule non-competes nationwide. In the Op-Ed, Commissioner Wilson says that her decision to […]
our colleagues Peter A. Steinmeyer, Erik W. Weibustand Angel A. Perez co-authored an article in Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s The Journalentitled “Restrictive Covenants: Ethical Issues for Attorneys.” Following is an excerpt: Companies across the US commonly use non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants to protect the company’s legitimate business interests. These agreements are used with […]
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. (“Sunlight” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SUNL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at [email protected] or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980. The investigation concerns whether Sunlight and certain of its officers and/or directors have […]
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – The Allendale Board of Education is considering hiring other law firms to represent the district in addition to the Kallman Legal Group, which was recently hired as the district’s legal counsel in a split vote this month. At a work session Monday, Jan. 23, the board discussed the possibility of hiring […]
RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP informs investors that the firm has filed a securities class action lawsuit against Twist Bioscience Corporation (“Twist”) (NASDAQ: TWST) on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired Twist common stock between December 13, 2019 and November 14, 2022, […]
Maybe we were wrong. Or perhaps we were just not thinking creatively enough. After President Biden issued his “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” in which he “encourage[d]” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to “consider” exercising its statutory rulemaking authority “to curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses or […]
our colleagues Erik W. Weibust, Peter A. Steinmeyer, and Stuart M. Gershon co-authored an article in the legal backgrounder, published by the Washington Legal Foundation, titled “After 200+ Years Under State Law, FTC Proposes to Sweep Away All Noncompetites in Unauthorized Federal Power Grab.” Following is an excerpt: For over 200 years, the regulation of […]
The Defend Commerce Secrets and techniques Act (DTSA) was enacted in 2016. The DTSA permits an proprietor of a commerce secret to sue in federal courtroom when searching for reduction for commerce secret misappropriation associated to a services or products in interstate or overseas commerce, and doesn’t preempt any state legislation. A aim of the […]