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08/21/2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/business/us-judge-strikes-down-noncompete-agreements/index.html

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a US Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rivals or launch competing businesses.

11/22/2023

11/18/2023

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT AND DEFAMATION

Middle East Conflict Will Lead To Defamation Claims by AdminPIA | Nov 17, 2023 | Articles, Articles, Legal News | 0 comments THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT’S RIPPLE EFFECTS WILL RESULT IN A SPIKE OF DEFAMATION AND RELATED CLAIMS LOCALLY Dark memories of the heinous atrocities of the holocaust are flared...

11/08/2023

Under federal law in the Third Circuit, if a party to civil litigation moves to quash a third-party subpoena, it is the moving party’s burden to demonstrate that the subpoena is burdensome and unreasonable. In Re Lazaridis, 865 F. Supp 2d 521 (D.NJ 2011). Procedural federal law often serves as persuasive authority and frequently offers guidance to state courts.

11/08/2023

Although in New Jersey inter-party discovery demands are liberally construed to permit expansive disclosures, the standard is a bit different when it comes to third-party subpoenas, including those served on banks for the production of financial records. In Wasserstein v. Swern the appellate division held that “the subject of a subpoena duces tecum must be specified with reasonable certainty and that there must be a substantial showing that the evidence sought to be adduced is relevant and material to the issue of the case".

08/15/2023

The proposed FTC regulation banning non-compete agreements is so comprehensive that it may also invalidate many Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA). The theory is that if an NDA is "overly protective", it may have the same effect as a non-compete agreement and impede an employee's right to work elsewhere.

08/14/2023

In a cataclysmic shake-up of American jurisprudence affecting businesses everywhere, the Biden Administration directed the Federal Trade Commission to begin the process of invalidating by regulation most non-compete agreements. If approved, the comprehensive regulation would effectively outlaw all non-compete agreements, in every industry, other than those entered into as part of a business sale. If you own a business and your commercial viability depends on existing or contemplated non-compete agreements, beware and prepare. A tidal wave is coming.

04/18/2023

REVIEW: "El abogado Popescu y su grupo manejarán ágilmente su caso legal. Mi experiencia fue positiva. Todo el grupo es respetuoso y diligente. El trabajo es hecho a tiempo siendo beneficiado el cliente. Àntes de contratar al señor Popescu entrevisté a tres abogados, pero ninguno me brindo el tiempo y la confianza que el abogado Popescu estuvo dispuesto a darme. Eso siempre lo agaradeceré. Popescu tiene vocación mezclada con amor por lo que hace."

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06/24/2022

BRANDON ROBERT POPESCU, Law firm Intern: Our firm is pleased to welcome Brandon R. Popescu in its midst as a litigation intern. Brandon is a former intern for the Honorable Senator Samuel Thompson and is currently pursuing his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University, where he is majoring in classics. He is looking forward to completing his studies at Rutgers University and obtaining his Juris Doctor from Law School in the near future.

Brandon’s work at the firm includes discovery preparation and analysis, legal research and the preparation of legal documents with supervising attorneys.