On January 11, 2019, in Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. v. BeeMac Trucking, LLC and BeeMac Logistics, LLC, a panel of nine judges sitting en banc affirmed a ruling holding that a no-hire agreement between two companies was unenforceable as a matter of law. In this case of first impression, the fact that there was a valid non-solicitation agreement in place that protected the company’s interests and that the no-hire provision was an overly restrictive restraint on trade informed the trial court’s decision and provided support for the affirmation of that decision. Read more ›