The physician's employment contract included a post-employment covenant not to compete in his maternal/fetal specialty for two years in five counties. In point of fact, the system was only competitive in two of those counties at the time of the physician's...

Lewis Herrera worked in Wyoming for Lufkin Industries, Inc. ("Lufkin"), a company that provided oil field equipment and services, and he claimed that he quit his job with Lufkin because its general manager of service operations, who worked in...

Defendants challenged their convictions for conspiracy to steal antiques. Defendants' convictions were affirmed by the state intermediate appellate court, and they took a further appeal. Thy claimed that reversal and a new trial were compelled because...

Defendant Walter Booth, Jr., was charged by bill of information with possession of heroin, to which he pled not guilty. A twelve-person jury found him guilty as charged on February 19, 1998. Mr. Booth filed a motion for new trial that was set for hearing...

This appeal contested the validity under the Interstate Commerce Act, and under general equitable principles, of the arbitration clause in an interstate carrier's standard-form bill of lading utilized in connection with its nationwide business of...

IL Incentivizes Electric Car Manufacturing : Saying he wants to see Illinois “become a leader in the clean transportation revolution,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed ( HB 1769 ), a bill offering a wide range of incentives intended to boost...

FL to Consider New COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Exemptions: Florida lawmakers swiftly enacted legislation loosening COVID-19 workplace vaccination requirements in special session last week. The legislation ( HB 1 b ) provides new exemptions from such mandates...

Biden Administration Rule Spurs Revolt in Congress over Surprise Billing: Last December Congress passed the No Surprises Act, aimed at protecting patients from being billed directly for out-of-network medical care not covered by their insurance. After...

This story was originally posted by Stateline , an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts When Colorado lawmakers head back to the state Capitol in January to negotiate the next yearly budget, they’ll have a rare opportunity to spend billions...

DaimlerChrysler, who owned the trademark "Dodge," registered the domain name "4ADODGE.com" and established a website using that domain name. Later, defendants registered "foradodge.com" purportedly to be used for "dodging"...