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Non-compete clauses in labor contracts

Olartemoure Blog

On 23rd of April 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to ban non-compete clauses in labor contracts on the grounds that they affect the right to free labor mobility, which negatively impacts on the country’s competition , innovation and economic growth.

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Two More Cases Compel Arbitration for Dubious Online Contracts (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. The problem with the FAA and online contracts, of course, is that no one is agreeing to arbitrate anything. Consumer Contracts (Tent. Many people think this is true.

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License to Compete: Navigating the New Landscape of Intellectual Property in the Wake of the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

JD Supra Law

1] Announced on April 23, 2024, following a 3-2 vote by the FTC Commissioners, the rule represents a significant policy shift aimed at increasing market competition and employee mobility. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has introduced a transformative rule that bans most non-compete agreements across various industries.[1]

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YouTube Defeats Claim Over Content Removal/Demonetization–Haocheng v. YouTube

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

He sued YouTube claiming that the content removals breached YouTube’s contract. Accordingly, there is no right to prior notice before removal of content and no requirement of cause before removal under Plaintiff’s contract with YouTube. 2024 WL 1330116 (D. March 28, 2024). YouTube easily wins. YouTube, Inc.,

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Another Lawsuit Over Account Termination–Mercola v. YouTube

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Mercola made a last-ditch unconscionability argument, which the panel rejects because (among other problems) “Mercola, an incorporated entity, contracted with YouTube for a non-essential service, the language in the contract is not overly technical, and it appears that for the most part Mercola received the benefit of its bargain.”

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. May 9, 2024). Here, the court agreed, and dismissed Twitter’s breach-of-contract claims on that basis. March 25, 2024).

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adult venue's insurer did not successfully exclude ads from ad injury coverage

43(B)log

2024 WL 1285631, C.A. 26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. Defendants counterclaimed for payment and damages for breach of contract and bad faith.