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Fla. Stat. § 542.331 (2025)

Applicability of s. 542.33.

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542.331 Applicability of s. 542.33.Section 542.33 is hereby repealed with respect to restrictive covenants entered into or having an effective date on or after July 1, 1996. Section 542.33 shall continue to govern enforcement of restrictive covenants entered into before July 1, 1996.
History.s. 2, ch. 96-257.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2021 · leading case: Corp. Exp. Off. Prods., Inc. v. Phillips, 847 So. 2d 406 (Fla. 2003).
Corp. Exp. Off. Prods., Inc. v. Phillips, 847 So. 2d 406 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 2× “[2] Section 542.331, Florida Statutes (2002), specifically provides that the repeal of section 542.”
Proudfoot Consulting Co. v. Gordon, 576 F.3d 1223 (11th Cir. 2009). “33 (2)(a), which does not apply to the Agreement, Fla. Stat. § 542.331 . Fla. Stat. § 542.335 (l)(h), which governs this case, states that “[t]he violation of an enforceable restrictive covenant creates a presumption of irreparable injury to the person seeking enforcement of a…”
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. v. Waxman, 95 So. 3d 928 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “The Florida Supreme Court stated in pertinent part the following: This statutory provision applies to non-compete agreements entered into before July 1, 1996, at which time section 542.”
Lotenfoe v. Pahk, 747 So. 2d 422 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). · cites it 2× “On February 5, 1999, Lotenfoe sent a letter to Pahk terminating their relationship because they had been unable to reach agreement on several issues concerning the proposed partnership. Pahk then filed suit for breach of the noncompetition clause in the employment agreement.”
Bradley v. Health Coalition, Inc., 687 So. 2d 329 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997). “§§ 542.331, 542.335(1). See generally John A.”
Gray v. Prime Mgmt. Grp., Inc., 912 So. 2d 711 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). · cites it 2× “See § 542.331, Fla. Stat. The instant contract began in July 1997.”
Protherapy Assocs., LLC v. Afs of Bastian, Inc., 782 F. Supp. 2d 206 (W.D. Va. 2011). “See Fla. Stat. § 542.331 . Moreover, Florida Statutes § 542.”
King v. Jessup, 698 So. 2d 339 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). “See §§ 542.331, 542.335, Florida Statutes (Supp.”
Amer. Residential Serv. v. Event Tech., 715 So. 2d 1048 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). · cites it 2× “We conclude that the applicable legal standard has been satisfied, see §§ 542.331, .335, Fla. Stat. (1997), and the record supports the relief granted.”
Rauch, Weaver, Norfleet, Kurtz & Co, Inc. v. Garnan Enter., LLC & Nancy Legault (Fla. 4th DCA 2021). · cites it 2× “” § 542.331, Fla. Stat. (2014). In enacting section 542.”
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