National Non-Compete and Trade Secret Practice
3M - (MN, WI) - diversified industrial and R3 Continuum - (MI) – crisis care and personnel commercial products services Agiliti - (MN, CA) - hospital equipment rental, Softchoice - (CA, MN, NE, VA) - IT products and service & management services Ameripride - (IA, MN, NE) - custom uniform and Space 150 - (MN, CA, NY) - digital marketing linen solutions Spartan/Nash Finch - (MN) - grocery distribution Ameriprise - (MN) - financial services SUPERVALU - (MN) - grocery retail and supply Aramark - (MN) - food service, facilities, and chain services uniform services Swoon - (IL, MN) - temporary and permanent Bank of the West - (WI) - banking staffing Best Buy - (MN) - technology retail Taracon Precast - (MN) - precast concrete C.H. Robinson Worldwide - (CT, MN) - engineering and fabrication transportation logistics Target - (MA, MN, WA, IL) - home and grocery Cerner - (MO) – healthcare technology retail Con-Tek - (MN) - polyurethane foaming fixtures Thrivent - (CT, MN, NY) - financial services Dentsply - (MN) - dental equipment and dental TopBuild - (FL, MN) - home construction and Mariner Weath Advisors (MN) - financial services consumables products design Maxor National Pharmacy Services - (MN, MO, TX) - pharmacy and healthcare Fluid Interiors - (MN) - office furniture Travelers - (MN) - insurance services Global Fusion Transportation Solutions - (MN) Treeline Wealth - (MN) - financial services McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing - (MN) - concrete mixer and refuse truck - transportation logistics UnitedHealth Group - (MN, IL, PA, DE, MA, FL) - manufacturing Integrated Process Solutions - (MN) health care MP Nexlevel - (MN) - utilities construction - municipal and industrial controls and United Parcel Service - (MN) - parcel delivery - (WI) - plant-based natural ingredient manufacturing instrumentation systems Naturex and supply chain management Nilfisk- (AZ, CO, MN, PA) - commercial and industrial cleaning equipment Iowa Mold Tooling - (IA) - mechanics and lube Utah Career College - (UT) - career training OLR America - (MN) - Oracle retail consulting and services truck manufacturing Wesco International - (MN) - electrical, Land O’Lakes - (AR, MO) - agricultural OneBeacon - (MN) - insurance industrial, and communications products and cooperative Park Print - (MN) - commercial printing supply chain Life Time - (MN) - personal fitness PCM - (CA, CO, DC, FL, ID, IL, NC, NJ, NY, OH, TX, WA, WI) - IT products and Wysan Precast Services - (MN) - concrete Loftness - (MN) - specialty farm equipment services precast installation
NILANJOHNSON.COM Recent NJL Restrictive Covenant Litigation Successes
A few examples of NJL’s successes in the restrictive covenant area over the last six months include the following: • Nutrablend, LLC v. Consumers Supply Group (W.D. Mo.) – Obtained consent injunction for full relief demanded, including termination of employee who misappropriated trade secrets • PCM v. BIT Direct, Inc. et al. (S.D. Ohio) – Obtained consent injunction for full relief demanded, including termination of employee who violated non-compete agreement • PCM Sales, Inc. v. Blake Reed (N.D. Ill.) – Won summary judgment as plaintiff in breach of non-compete case, resulting in extension of non-compete for full period of breach • Prime Therapeutics LLC v. Maxor National Pharmacy Services, LLC (D. Minn.) – Defeated injunction motion seeking to prevent high-level executive from becoming employed by competitor based on implementation of phased job duties negating alleged inevitable disclosure of trade secrets • Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment v. Twiestmeyer & Assocs. et al. (D. Minn.) – Won federal jury trial involving alleged $6 million breach of non-disclosure agreement following seven years of litigation and two appeals • PCM Sales, Inc. v. [Employee] (C.D. Cal.) – Negotiated confidential settlement agreement requiring 10-month customer non-solicit for California employee based on stolen trade secrets
NJL’s Restrictive Covenant Litigation Team
Katie Connolly Joel O’Malley Don Lewis Sarah Riskin 612.305.7546 612.305.7747 612.305.7518 612.305.7713 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Jeremy Robb Pablo Orozco Courtney Blanchard Nicole Dailo 612.305.7716 612.305.7729 612.305.7732 612.305.7758 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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