August 22, 2016 – By BRAD PERRIELLO Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon is using “intricate legal gymnastics” to sidestep California’s restrictions on non-compete agreements, aiming to prevent its employees from hiring on with Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG), the robot-assisted surgery company alleged last week in a lawsuit. The Golden State’s “labor mobility” statutes mean that non-compete agreements are void. […]