Georgia Court Sanctions Company for More than 125 violations of TRO in Non-Compete Case
Posted:
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
By:
David M. Kight
Topic:
Temporary Restraining Order
A tax preparation business in Georgia was fined more than $12,000 on March 31, 2009 by a Judge in Hall County Court for in excess of 125 violations of a temporary restraining order. Spencer Fane lawyer David Kight argued the motion for H&R Block, the plaintiff in the case. Ultimately, the Judge found the competitor in contempt and ordered it to pay H&R Block $12,500 by Friday, April 3rd or risk being put in jail. A report on the case in the Gainesville newspaper is available at:
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/16869/