BDO Seidman v. Hirshberg

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that an employer may have a legitimate interest in protecting client relationships independent from its interest in an employee’s unique services
• deciding validity of a restrictive covenant on a motion for summary judgment
• articulating the “prevailing standard of reasonableness” applied by New York courts in determining the validity of non-competes and non- solicitation restrictions
• applying restrictive covenants to protect “against misappropriation of the employer’s trade secrets or of confidential customer lists, or protection from competition by a former employee whose services are unique or extraordinary”
• stating that the plaintiff did not have a reasonable interest in extending a restrictive covenant to “personal clients of defendant who came to the firm solely to avail themselves of his services and only as a result of his own independent recruitment efforts”
• noting 1 The parties agree that New York law governs the contract claims in this case and Texas law applies to BMC’s common law and statutory trade secrets claims. Dkt. 612 (joint pretrial order

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

154 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Edward E. Lucente, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. International Business MacHines Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
  Second Circuit· 2002-11-04· cited 951×
• RELIABLE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO. v. Arredondo
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2011-12-01· cited 107×
• Pure Power Boot Camp, Inc. v. Warrior Fitness Boot Camp, LLC
  S.D. New York· 2011-09-12· cited 76×
• Hall v. Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2017-12-19· cited 71×
• Beth Israel Medical Center v. Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2006-05-19· cited 70×
• Beth Israel Medical Center v. Horizon Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of New Jersey, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2006-05-19· cited 69×
• Oliver Wyman, Inc. v. Eielson
  S.D. Illinois· 2017-09-29· cited 57×
• Poller v. BioScrip, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2013-09-25· cited 51×
• Morris v. Schroder Capital Management International
  New York Court of Appeals· 2006-11-21· cited 49×
• Paul M. Morris v. Schroder Capital Management International and Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., Docket No. 05-0823-Cv
  Second Circuit· 2006-04-18· cited 48×
• Estee Lauder Companies Inc. v. Batra
  S.D. New York· 2006-05-04· cited 48×
• Brown & Brown v. Theresa A. Johnson
  New York Court of Appeals· 2015-06-11· cited 46×
• Johnson Controls, Inc. v. A.P.T. Critical Systems, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2004-06-24· cited 45×
• Friedman v. Anderson
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2005-11-01· cited 45×
• Crown IT Services, Inc. v. Koval-Olsen
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2004-10-12· cited 39×
• Barbagallo v. Marcum LLP
  E.D. New York· 2011-10-25· cited 37×
• United States Fidelity And Guaranty Company v. Braspetro Oil Services Company
  Second Circuit· 2004-05-20· cited 36×
• Golden Krust Patties, Inc. v. Bullock
  E.D. New York· 2013-07-16· cited 34×
• Trilegiant Corp. v. Sitel Corp.
  S.D. New York· 2010-11-15· cited 34×
• EarthWeb, Inc. v. Schlack
  S.D. New York· 1999-10-27· cited 33×

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1974-03-27· cited 321×
• Truck Rent-A-Center, Inc. v. Puritan Farms 2nd, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1977-02-24· cited 287×
• Reed, Roberts Associates, Inc. v. Strauman
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-07-13· cited 248×
• Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Manufacturing Co. v. A-1-A Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1977-10-18· cited 160×
• Peat Marwick Main & Co. v. Haass
  Texas Supreme Court· 1991-12-11· cited 114×
• Karpinski v. Ingrasci
  New York Court of Appeals· 1971-02-25· cited 113×
• Denburg v. Flattau & Klimpl
  New York Court of Appeals· 1993-11-18· cited 111×
• Cohen v. Lord
  New York Court of Appeals· 1989-12-19· cited 104×
• Philip G. Johnson & Co. v. Salmen
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1982-04-02· cited 69×
• Singer v. Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, P.C.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-12-01· cited 68×
• Foti v. Cook
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1980-02-29· cited 65×
• Holloway v. Faw, Casson & Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1990-04-18· cited 61×
• Follmer, Rudzewicz & Co. v. Kosco
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1985-01-17· cited 52×
• Faw, Casson & Co. v. Cranston
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1977-06-14· cited 50×
• Technical Aid Corp. v. Allen
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1991-03-13· cited 43×
• Smith, Batchelder & Rugg v. Foster
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1979-08-20· cited 42×
• City of Rye v. Public Service Mutual Insurance
  New York Court of Appeals· 1974-07-10· cited 40×
• Knight, Vale & Gregory v. McDaniel
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1984-04-16· cited 38×
• Perry v. Moran
  Washington Supreme Court· 1987-12-23· cited 36×
• Dobbins, DeGuire & Tucker, P.C. v. Rutherford, MacDonald & Olson
  Montana Supreme Court· 1985-11-06· cited 27×