Partylite Gifts, Inc. v. MacMillan

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing an agreement whose sole purpose is to prevent competition per se is void as a matter of public policy
• finding consideration present under Massachusetts law in similar circumstance of Leader Agreement in direct-to-consumer consultant contract
• collecting cases to show that geographic restrictions, including nationwide restrictions, are reasonable where they track the employer’s area of business

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Kirsch ex rel. Kirsch v. Brightstar Corp.
  N.D. Illinois· 2015-01-13· cited 51×
• & SC16-400 Elizabeth White v. Mederi Caretenders Visiting Services of Southeast Florida, LLC., and Americare Home Therapy, Inc., etc. v. Carla Hiles
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2017-09-14· cited 29×
• Nature's Products, Inc. v. Natrol, Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 2013-10-07· cited 11×
• Evans v. Generic Solution Engineering, LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-10-30· cited 3×

Cites

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

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1970-06-01· cited 15,427×
• Hickson Corp. v. Northern Crossarm Co.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-01-26· cited 1,037×
• Sandra Jackson v. BellSouth Telecommunications
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-06-14· cited 973×
• David L. Morrison v. Amway Corporation, N.K.A. Alticor, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Magic Carpet Aviation, a Delaware Corporation
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-03-05· cited 533×
• Fashion House, Inc. v. K Mart Corporation, Fashion House, Inc. v. K Mart Corporation
  First Circuit· 1989-12-19· cited 294×
• Rollins, Inc. v. Butland
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-12-15· cited 284×
• Coll v. PB Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1995-03-30· cited 229×
• The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank v. Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
  First Circuit· 1985-07-19· cited 183×
• Citation Insurance v. Gomez
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-01-06· cited 172×
• Marine Contractors Co. Inc. v. Hurley
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-05-08· cited 156×
• All Stainless, Inc. v. Colby
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-03-12· cited 148×
• Hurt v. Leatherby Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1980-02-14· cited 132×
• O'Brien v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-17· cited 125×
• Jorge E. Arriaga v. Florida Pacific Farms, L.L.C.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2002-09-11· cited 120×
• Rci Northeast Services Division v. Boston Edison Company
  First Circuit· 1987-06-30· cited 120×
• Freelander v. G. & K. REALTY CORP.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-05-12· cited 106×
• Seaco Insurance v. Barbosa
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-02-05· cited 106×
• Fioretti v. Massachusetts General Life Insurance Company
  Eleventh Circuit· 1995-06-07· cited 89×