Summerlin Law Firm Blog Category: Non-Compete Litigation

Will the U.S. Supreme Court Consider the Issue of Non-Competes?

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Apr 7, 2025 | Non-Compete Litigation

The issue of enforceability of non-competes may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Last month, an employer filed a petition for a writ of certiorari (a written request for review) with the Supreme Court, which asks the Court to determine the extent of... read more

Proposed SC Law to Ban Hospitals from Enforcing Non-Competes

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jan 7, 2025 | Non-Compete Litigation

The S.C. General Assembly may consider a proposed new law this legislative term that would, in effect, ban hospitals from enforcing non-competes. House Bill 3273 was filed by Rep. J. Todd Rutherford of Richland County in early December 2024, and it was referred to the... read more

What Qualifies as Consideration for an Enforceable Non-Compete in SC?

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Dec 10, 2024 | Non-Compete Litigation

One key element for an enforceable non-compete in South Carolina is the existence of “valuable consideration.” While consideration is just one required element among several–including reasonable geographic scope, reasonable temporal/time limits of... read more

FTC Has Appealed the Federal Judge’s Non-Compete Injunction

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Oct 21, 2024 | Non-Compete Litigation

On Friday, October 18, 2024, we learned that the FTC has appealed the federal judge’s non-compete injunction. Recall that the Federal Trade Commission had issued a rule in April 2024 that would ban non-compete agreements across the entire nation. [Read More: FTC... read more

The FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes is Dead

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Aug 21, 2024 | Non-Compete Litigation

Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule that banned non-compete agreements across the nation. You can read the judge’s full order here. The rule was set to go into effect on September 4, 2024, but as of... read more

PA Court Upholds FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jul 29, 2024 | Non-Compete Litigation

By now, regular readers of this Premiere South Carolina Employment Law Blog™ know that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule in April 2024 banning non-compete agreements. The rule is still set to take effect on September 4, 2024. But of course, since... read more

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