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LAT: Deadline owner Jay Penske takes Nikki Finke to arbitration
Posted by: Antibody on Nov 19, 12:40
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-finke-penske-binding-arbitration-20131118,0,6408066.story#axzz2l6Cay9sy
Though Finke said there was nothing legally stopping her from launching a new site (dubbed NikkiFinke.com), Penske Media insiders said that was not the case and that technically she had a non-compete agreement until her contract with the company expires at the end of 2016.
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LAT: Deadline owner Jay Penske takes Nikki Finke to arbitration
Antibody
Nov 19, 12:40
Surprised it took this long. Its been more than 24 hours since she was fired.
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DTravel
Nov 19, 13:10
if the court upholds, that's three years of no website for Nikki
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lobogotti
Nov 19, 13:32
I could do without her for a couple years.
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skamanfu
Nov 19, 13:38
But this has been fun, so I wouldn't mind this train wreck staying public for a few weeks
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Moviesnob
Nov 19, 14:39
Arbitration, not a court, but will still apply CA law, which generally holds that non-competition clauses are unenforceable.
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Rumblestripkin
Nov 19, 13:45
Some exceptions, however, depending on how her sale to Penske was structured.
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Rumblestripkin
Nov 19, 13:45