Justin Allen

Aug 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Justin Allen |Scott McLaughlin |Christine Townsend

On August 14, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) efforts to implement a nationwide noncompete ban. The Florida court’s decision aligns with a July 3, 2024, decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which also issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the FTC noncompete rule.

Aug 16, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Justin Allen |Christine Townsend |Craig Fields |Joshua M. Sivin

On August 14, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) disclosed that it had assessed a $60 million penalty against T-Mobile US, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) in connection with unauthorized data access incidents following T-Mobile’s 2020 merger (the “Merger”) with Sprint Corporation (“Sprint”). CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency body with regulatory authority over certain investments by foreign persons in U.S. businesses that may pose risks to U.S. national security.

Aug 16, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Justin Allen

On August 14, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) efforts to implement a nationwide noncompete ban. The Florida court’s decision aligns with a July 3, 2024, decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which also issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the FTC noncompete rule.

Aug 16, 2024 | ogletree.com | Justin Allen |Christine Townsend |Scott McLaughlin

Quick HitsOn April 23, 2024, the FTC voted to adopt a final rule that will ban nearly all noncompete agreements in employment contracts. Two federal district courts have issued injunctions against the FTC rule, concluding that the agency likely acted improperly and outside its statutory authority in adopting the rule. However, the injunctions are limited to the parties in those cases.

Jul 24, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Justin Allen

On July 23, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion for preliminary injunction seeking to stay the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final noncompete rule. The court in ATS Tree Services, LLC v.