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Ryan LLC
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Law and the Workplace
The Noncompete Map is Splintering
By Steven J. Pearlman, Brenna McLean
For a brief moment, noncompete law was headed toward a single national rule. Then the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule was set aside, the agency abandoned its appeals, and the…
Journal of The Missouri Bar
In memoriam: July-August 2026
How to submit an obituaryTo submit an obituary, please complete the form at MoBar.org/in-memoriam. We will not print a notice unless a copy of the death certificate or obituary is submitted.Reza…
GT L&E Blog
Houston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space Industry
Explore how state non-compete laws affect space industry employers and employees after the FTC abandoned its nationwide ban.
Florida Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
MIAMI NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT: FTC ALLOWS NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS
In September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formally withdrew its appeal in the pivotal case titled Ryan LLC v. FTC and Properties of the Villages v. FTC, which struck…
Trading Secrets
End of an Era: FTC Backs Away from Nationwide Noncompete Ban
By Yumna Khan, Jesse M. Coleman, Dawn Mertineit
On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to dismiss its appeals in two pivotal cases— Ryan, LLC v. FTC, No. 24-10951 (5th Cir.) and Properties of the…
California Accident Attorneys Blog
California Court Rules on Left Hand Turn Auto Accident Claim
Left-hand turn accidents often occur when the driver making a left turn fails to watch for oncoming traffic before proceeding. In Drury v. Ryan, Cal. Ct. App. Case No. G063080,…
Employment Law Lookout
The Saga’s Not Over – FTC Appeals Florida Court’s Stay of Non-Compete Rule
By Dawn Mertineit, Marcus Mintz, Jesse M. Coleman, Michael Wexler, Katherine Perrelli, and Robyn Marsh Seyfarth Synopsis: Just over a month ago, employers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief after Judge Ada Brown…
Inside Jobs
Texas District Court Prohibits the FTC from Enforcing Its Non-Compete Ban Nationwide
By Lindsay Burke, John Graubert, Stacey Grigsby, Terrell McSweeny, Evan Parness, Ryan Quillian, Lauren Willard Zehmer, Carolyn Rashby, Jenna Wallace
Nationwide Injunction On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs in Ryan LLC v.…
Employment Law Business Guide
Texas Federal Court Sets Aside the FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Competes, With the Court’s Order Having Nationwide Effect
Last week brought a major development in litigation surrounding the FTC’s sweeping rule that would ban and render unenforceable most non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Specifically, on August 20, 2024, the…
California Employment Law Update
Texas Federal Court Sets Aside FTC’s Non-Compete Rule, Halting It From Taking Effect on September 4, 2024
By Allan Bloom, Evandro Gigante, Steven J. Pearlman, Pinchos Goldberg, Lloyd B. Chinn, Steven Hurd
On August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, No. 3:24-cv-00986-E (N.D. Tex.), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted summary judgment to the…