Updated
Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jul 2
Michigan Court Stays Acrisure Contract Claims Pending Appeal of Preliminary Injunction
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jul 2

Michigan Court Stays Acrisure Contract Claims Pending Appeal of Preliminary Injunction

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg Law · Jul 2

Summary

  • A Michigan federal district court stayed and administratively closed Acrisure of California’s breach-of-contract claims against a former employee over noncompete and non-solicitation covenants.
  • The pause will remain in place while the former employee pursues an interlocutory appeal of a preliminary injunction entered in the case.
  • The court said the contract claims and the injunction issues are too intertwined to be reviewed simultaneously by the district court and the appellate court.
  • That ruling effectively freezes the merits litigation for now, shifting the case’s next key step to the appeal.

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