In Kyablue v. Watkins, the Court faced the question whether a plaintiff that advanced money to enable the defendant to pursue career as a professional poker player, in exchange for share of winnings, could enforce the contract. The Court found that it was a legal contract and was not against public
Arbitration Award Vacated: CFRA Entitles Employee To Reinstatement
In Richey v. AutoNation, Inc., the Court held that an employer’s good-faith belief that employee was misusing medical leave did not justify terminating his employment. The plaintiff, a sales manager at the car dealership, was on medical leave protected by the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”).
Federal Arbitration Act Controls Dispute Over Oklahoma Non-Competition Agreement
In Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard, the United States Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act has supremacy over a state law that limits the enforceability of non-competition agreements. By declaring the