While a former employer cannot impose a non-compete restrictive covenant against an ex-employee in perpetuity, the recent case of Coeur, Inc. v. Wygal, No. 6:20-CV-06473 EAW, 2021 WL 4225657 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 16, 2021) has shown that trade secrets can indeed remain...
Sometimes, a breach of contract claim is not enough, especially when presented with a bad faith scheme to undermine the deal which founded the contract. In the recent decision in Healthy Lifestyle Brands, LLC v. Env't Working Grp., No. 20 CIV. 1098 (ER), 2021 WL...
As seen in the New York Law Journal The COVID-related increase in the number of employees working remotely has created an unexpected consequence: heightened risk of cyberattacks as employees are logging on to office networks through personal computers which may not be...
When employees speak to in-house counsel, it is often assumed that the information is protected by the attorney-client privilege. However, as demonstrated in a recent decision in a New York federal district court, not all communications between in-house counsel and...
When preparing a legal opinion which could apply to more than one entity with a joint interest, a good phrase for attorneys to keep in mind is “All for one, and one for all!” In a recent decision from the New York Supreme Court in a billion-dollar case, a...
Waiver is the relinquishment of a known right. Sometimes waiver is explicit. Sometimes, however, waiver results from a party sitting on a breach of contract for years and not treating it as a deal-breaker until it is looking for an excuse to terminate that contract....
When parties are ending a business arrangement, it is common for one side to be asked to sign a release of all present and future claims against the other party. Such releases are contracts and challenging them is always an uphill battle, even where a party is...
The old adage “when you assume…” has particular significance for attorneys during litigation. In the recent decision in Iacovacci v. Brevet Holdings LLC, (Suffolk Supreme Index No. 158735/2016), assumptions and poor communications between an attorney and clients...
When a plaintiff sues for fraud, New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) requires that the complaint provide sufficient facts to support the claim. CPLR § 3016(b) states that “the circumstances constituting the wrong shall be stated in detail.” This is...
