The Wisconsin Bar Association has a number of different sections for its various members. One such section is the Business Law Section. This section puts out periodic newsletters. In the December, 2013, edition of the Business Law News, Attorneys James M. Ledvina and Brick N Murphy, both of the Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak &
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Further Proof that Noncompete Agreements are Unique
By Robert Sullivan on
Posted in Business Litigation, Noncompete Agreements
The court battle between IBM and Dell over the employment of former IBM M&A chief David Johnson provides even more evidence that Noncompete Agreements are highly unique contracts that often lead to some highly unique arguments in litgation. It appears Mr. Johnson is arguing that because he “intentionally” signed the noncompete on the wrong line…
Kentucky Basketball and Letters of Intent
By Robert Sullivan on
Posted in Business Litigation
The current dispute involving the University of Kentucky and its former men’s basketball coach, Billy Gillispie, is an example of a not so uncommon problem with informal agreements. In general, “agreements to agree” (aka “letters of intent” or “agreements in principle) are not binding contracts under Wisconsin law. Instead, they are tools used to clarify…