Missouri Court of Appeals· 8/1/2000
Schmersahl, Treloar & Co., PC v. McHugh
Citations
- 28 S.W.3d 345
- 16 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1071
- 2000 Mo. App. LEXIS 1188
- 2000 WL 1051831
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- holding, in part, that a noncompete agreement constituted an unenforceable restrictive covenant in restraint of trade, since it did not seek to protect proprietary information or customer contacts but, rather, the stability of plaintiff’s workforce
- a covenant not to compete may protect either customer contacts or trade secrets
- “The law’s policy favors free competition when no agreement provides otherwise[.]”
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- Labriola v. Pollard Group, Inc.Washington Supreme Court· 2004-11-10· cited 127×
- Morrow v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals· 2008-06-30· cited 73×
- Healthcare Services of the Ozarks, Inc. v. CopelandSupreme Court of Missouri· 2006-08-08· cited 65×
- Whelan Security Co. v. KennebrewSupreme Court of Missouri· 2012-08-14· cited 55×
- Wachovia Securities, L.L.C. v. StantonN.D. Iowa· 2008-08-05· cited 26×
- R.J.S. Security, Inc. v. Command Security Services, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals· 2003-01-14· cited 26×
- Pampered Chef v. AlexanianN.D. Illinois· 2011-07-14· cited 21×
- Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. v. BartonEighth Circuit· 2010-08-11· cited 17×
- National Railroad Passenger v. Veolia Transportation Services, Inc.District of Columbia· 2009-01-08· cited 17×
- Unisource Worldwide, Inc. v. CarraraC.D. Illinois· 2003-02-19· cited 17×
- Brown v. Rollet Bros. Trucking Co., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals· 2009-06-16· cited 16×
- JTL Consulting, L.L.C. v. ShanahanMissouri Court of Appeals· 2006-01-24· cited 14×
- Horter Investment Management, LLC v. CutterS.D. Ohio· 2017-06-16· cited 12×
- Naegele v. Biomedical Systems Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals· 2008-10-28· cited 11×
- Victoria's Secret Stores, Inc. v. May Department Stores Co.Missouri Court of Appeals· 2004-12-21· cited 8×
- Lazer Inc. v. KesselringNew York Supreme Court· 2005-07-21· cited 4×
- American Ass'n of Orthodontists v. Yellow Book USA, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals· 2008-11-18· cited 3×
- Woman's Clinic, Inc. v. St. John's Health System, Inc.W.D. Missouri· 2002-11-12· cited 1×
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Veolia Transportation Services IncDistrict of Columbia· 2009-01-08
- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. v. John M. LanningWisconsin Supreme Court· 2018-01-19
Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- National Rejectors, Inc. v. TriemanSupreme Court of Missouri· 1966-09-12· cited 102×
- Mills v. MurrayMissouri Court of Appeals· 1971-10-04· cited 78×
- Osage Glass, Inc. v. DonovanSupreme Court of Missouri· 1985-08-07· cited 65×
- Continental Research Corp. v. ScholzMissouri Court of Appeals· 1980-02-13· cited 51×
- Triangle Film Corp. v. Artcraft Pictures Corp.Second Circuit· 1918-03-04· cited 39×
- Schott v. BeussinkMissouri Court of Appeals· 1997-07-22· cited 36×
- Midland-Ross Corporation v. Lucian D. Yokana and Sterling Extruder CorporationThird Circuit· 1961-07-31· cited 29×
- House of Tools and Engineering, Inc. v. PriceMissouri Court of Appeals· 1973-12-18· cited 26×
- Paragon Group, Inc. v. AmplemanMissouri Court of Appeals· 1994-06-28· cited 22×
- Easy Returns Midwest, Inc. v. SchultzMissouri Court of Appeals· 1998-01-27· cited 19×
- Property Tax Representatives, Inc. v. ChatamMissouri Court of Appeals· 1995-01-17· cited 15×
- Sturgis Equipment Co. v. Falcon Industrial Sales Co.Missouri Court of Appeals· 1996-07-16· cited 12×
- West Group Broadcasting, Ltd. v. BellMissouri Court of Appeals· 1997-02-11· cited 10×
- Strouse v. StarbuckMissouri Court of Appeals· 1999-03-25· cited 7×
- Dwyer, Costello and Knox, PC v. DiakMissouri Court of Appeals· 1993-01-12· cited 6×
- Pony Computer, Inc. v. Equus Computer Systems of Missouri, Inc.Eighth Circuit· 1998-12-11· cited 3×
- Universal Underwriters Insurance Co. v. LyonMissouri Court of Appeals· 1995-05-02· cited 3×
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