HOME PARAMOUNT PEST CONTROL v. Shaffer’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[V]alid provisions prohibit 'an employee from engaging in activities that actually or potentially compete with the employee's former employer.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. O'Sullivan Films, Inc. v. Neaves · 871 F. Supp. 2d 520 - Capital One Financial Corp. v. Kanas

2. “restrict[s] competition by determining whether the prohibited activity is of the same type as that actually engaged in by the former employer.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. O'Sullivan Films, Inc. v. Neaves · 871 F. Supp. 2d 520 - Capital One Financial Corp. v. Kanas

3. “consider the 'function, geographic scope, and duration' elements of the restriction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. O'Sullivan Films, Inc. v. Neaves · Wings, L.L.C. v. Capitol Leather, L.L.C.