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Ohio Supreme Court Partially Reverses its Acordia Non-Compete Decision

This past May, we reported that the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in Acordia of Ohio, L.L.C. v. Fishel that following a merger, the surviving company may not be able to enforce employees’ non-compete agreements, where the agreements failed to contain an assignment clause, and the time period of the employees’ non-competes began to run as of the date of the merger. The Court reconsidered its decision, and issued a new decision today. … Continue Reading

Ohio Supreme Court Rules On The Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements By The Surviving Company In A Merger

As discussed in our sister blog – Employer Law Report – the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in a 4-3 decision that following a merger, the surviving company may not be able to enforce employees' non-compete agreements where the agreements fail to obtain an assignment clause, and the time period of the employees' non-competes began to run as of the date of the merger.… Continue Reading
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