This blog by the six-time published author Jonathan Cooper, is intended to educate the general public about issues of interest, particularly innovations and changes in the law, in the areas of non-compete agreements, breach of contract matters, school negligence (and/or negligent supervision), construction accidents, slip and/or trip and fall accidents, auto accidents, and, of course, defective or dangerous products.
For additional information on any of these topics, readers are encouraged to download these FREE e-books:
- To Compete or Not to Compete: The Definitive Insider's Guide to Non-Compete Agreements Under New York Law
- When Schools Fail to Protect Our Kids
- When You Don't Have a Written Agreement
- Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim
- Why Are There So Few Successful Defective Products Lawsuits?
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Coke Shows the Right Way to Enforce a Post-Employment Non-CompeteAfter one of its overseas executives decided to step down, Coke followed the blueprint for enforcing its non-compete, explains NY non-compete attorney Jonathan Cooper.
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NY Court Suggests Noncompete May Still Be Valid Even if You're FiredA NY Federal Appeals court took the opportunity to weigh in on whether being fired without cause automatically invalidates a non-compete.
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Why Checking the Law is Crucial When it Comes to NoncompetesA NY County trial judge's decision serves as an important reminder why you shouldn't assume anything regarding the law on noncompetes before acting on your own.
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Inc. Article Paints Sobering Picture on Preventing Embezzlement in NYA recent article that appears in Inc. Magazine paints a rather sobering picture of the challenges in preventing - or recovering from - employee theft
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How Structuring a Contract the Wrong Way in NY Can Leave You With NilA recent decision out of a NY appeals court serves an important reminder how wrongly structured contracts can leave you with no legal recourse
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Why Some Courts Won't Edit an Overbroad Non-CompeteThere are some circumstances where a court will decline to re-write, or "blue-line" the overbroad provisions of a noncompete, explains Jonathan Cooper
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Generic Marketing Methods Aren't Protected by Noncompete, Says CourtJust because a noncompete says an activity is prohibited doesn't make it so, says NY noncompete attorney Jonathan Cooper
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Absolutely Wrong Way to Handle a Mediation in a Non-Compete CaseIf you were ever looking for Exhibit A in the wrong way for a lawyer to handle a mediation in a non-compete case, this was it.
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How New York Commercial Litigators Earn Their Bad NameA recent court conference in New York crystallized how some lawyers provide the grist for the mill, and show why lawyers have such a bad reputation.
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Why Outlawing Non-Competes in New York is a Bad IdeaLong Island, New York non-compete litigation attorney Jonathan Cooper weighs in on a recent proposal to inherently outlaw non-competes in New York.
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The Lawyer Limbo Rock - How Low Will You Go?At a recent court conference in a breach of contract matter, I couldn't help but wonder: How low would my adversary go to "advocate" for his client?
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Claim for NY Attorney's Fraud Dismissed as Time BarredLawyer Jonathan Cooper based out of New York discusses a recent case in which two judges needed to be present.