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Old 05-17-2021, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ithos View Post
There are Florida Statutes that cover independent contractors and non compete agreements. Any one know why this ended up in Federal Court?

A little trivia, according to Wikipedia he is the father of our State Attorney General. But he was appointed by Clinton.
Possibly because of the theft of the customers list, a trade secret, was a primary issue and the plaintiff's attorneys thought the federal court offered a better forum for the trade secret theft issue for them. Too, the breach of covenant not to compete might be better treated by the federal court from their perspective. I really do not know, though.

Defend Trade Secrets Act - Wikipedia

Trade Secrets Law in Florida | Digital Media Law Project

Federal Standard for Enjoining Breach of Non-Compete Agreement Differs from Florida’s, Eleventh Circuit Rules | Jackson Lewis
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