The Firm Not Only Prevents Non-Compete Injunction, But Even Obtains Money for the Defendant

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In 2016, a large south Florida insurance agency sued its former agent and another insurance agency in state court seeking an injunction and damages in connection with a non-compete agreement. William Cantrell was hired to represent the former agent and the other insurance agency. As a response, the lawsuit was removed to federal court and the former agent counter-sued the south Florida insurance agency. The counter-suit claimed that the former agent was misclassified as an independent contractor, resulting in unpaid overtime wages, and that certain commissions were not paid. As a result of the unpaid wages, the counter-suit stated that the non-compete was unenforceable and, in addition, the former agent was owed money. The former agent also denied violating the non-compete in the first instance. In August 2017, after nearly a year of litigation, the federal court approved the parties’ agreement for the south Florida insurance agency to pay its former agent $20,000 and to dismiss the entire lawsuit. No injunction was entered against the former agent or the other insurance agency.

Cantrell Astbury Kranz, P.A. is a litigation boutique that focuses its practice on non-compete and unfair competition disputes, employment law, and business disputes throughout Florida and Georgia, including the cities of St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater, Orlando, Sarasota, Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Key West, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Savannah, Macon, Augusta, and Atlanta.