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How Florida Non-Compete Law is Really Supposed to Work
This is an introduction that I wrote earlier today for a brief in one of our non-compete cases currently pending in Tampa, Florida. The team

Trade Dress Trash: Yellowfin Yachts Loses (Again!) on Appeal to Eleventh Circuit
America is in the midst of an epidemic of frivolous trademark litigation. If you have followed the news over the past several months, there have

Defamation Per Se in the Facebook Era
A recent decision out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida takes a look at defamation per se in the

Trademark Trash: Hard Rock’s Terrible Trademark Lawsuit Fails Miserably
In a turn of events that will shock nobody other than perhaps Hard Rock’s lawyers, the iconic brand’s trademark lawsuit against RockStar Hotels has failed

Franchise Non-Compete Agreements: Mostly Unenforceable as Written
Every month, I see a dozen different franchise non-compete agreements. The vast majority of them are absurd, over-broad and should be deemed unenforceable. For all

Tesla Sues Ex-Employee (Whistleblower?) for Theft of Trade Secrets
Tesla has sued a former employee in Nevada federal court alleging theft of trade secrets. That employee – in turn – claims that he’s a