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It cost me almost half a million dollars over 6 years to defend myself against a lawsuit that would have otherwise been dismissed had it genuinely been the case that non-competes were unenforceable by statute.

The commencement of the lawsuit:

https://www.so-co-it.com/post/222748/orbixa-technologies-sui...

The settlement:

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/jitneytrade-inc-announ...

For the most part that settlement happened because the company suing me went bankrupt and its successor didn't feel like continuing to pay legal fees for a case they knew they would lose. Ordinarily I'd be able to recoup legal fees, but I was advised that recouping fees from a bankrupt entity is all but impossible.



> It cost me almost half a million dollars over 6 years to defend myself against a lawsuit that would have otherwise been dismissed had it genuinely been the case that non-competes were unenforceable by statute.

> The commencement of the lawsuit:

> https://www.so-co-it.com/post/222748/orbixa-technologies-sui...

Based on that link, the issue at hand doesn't seem to be about a non-compete (?)




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