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Civil Litigation

May 16, 2024

Non-compete covenants leave sports betting executive idle

Non-compete covenants that Michael Hermalyn signed while working for Draftkings continue to restrain his activities at his new company, his attorney says.

A Los Angeles trial court judge on Tuesday denied a Fanatics executive's request for a temporary restraining order enjoining his former employer, DraftKings, from enforcing non-compete covenants that he signed when he lived on the east coast.

Judge James C. Chalfant's order means that the head of the sports merchandise and betting company's Los Angeles office, Michael Hermalyn, has little to do at his new job except park cars, according to his attorney, quoted in the ...

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