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The Supreme Court of Virginia has declined to overturn an arbitration award that included resolution of a noncompete issue.
In Cotton Creek Circles LLC v. San Luis Valley Water Co., the high court looked at a case involving ranches and water rights in Colorado. Three businesses entered into an LLC; one of members, Boyce, also owned [...]

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The Supreme Court of Virginia dropped the other shoe today in the second of two wrongful death cases involving charities that it heard in October. As we reported here last week, the court reinstated by unpublished order a dismissal by a judge who concluded that the plaintiff had not shown the gross negligence required to [...]

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Noncompete cases always seem to generate a great deal of interest when we feature them in the paper.
This week, we got a case that has a new twist. It was decided by Virginia Beach Circuit Judge Joe Canada.
The case involves three guys who partnered to start a martial arts studio.
Their cooperative agreement featured [...]

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In the March 3 issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, we reported an interesting twist in a doctor’s noncompete case out of Winchester Circuit Court.
The case is General Surgery Specialists v. Bowers.
A judge held that a noncompete prohibiting a surgeon from practicing in Winchester and Frederick County was reasonable in its terms. But the court said [...]

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Last year, VLW reported a Richmond federal court decision that highlighted the difference between a noncompete in the sale of a business, versus an employment contract noncompete.
In Western Insulation LP v. Moore, U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer awarded nearly $1 million in damages to a Henrico County insulation company that alleged the business sellers, [...]

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