Business Litigation

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Company's Not-to-Compete Employment Restriction Upheld

The Employer sued several of its salesmen who had left the company and began competing for the employer’s customers. The case raised the issue of the enforceability of a covenant not to compete as part of any employment agreement. The employees were restricted from competing with their former employer for a period of two years and in the same territory in which they worked as salesmen. The lower court refused to enforce the covenant holding that such covenants were not favored in the law and caused an unreasonable restriction on the employee’s freedom of employment. Frei, Mims and Perushek appealed and The Supreme Court reversed the lower court holding that given the nature of the employment, the contacts provided to the employees, the customer lists and business methods that the restrictions on their post-employment activities were reasonable. The court established a three-part test to determine whether covenants not to compete were reasonable:

  • whether the restriction was reasonable in its scope (geographical area),
  • whether the restriction was reasonable in its duration and
  • whether the restriction was necessary to protect the goodwill of the employer.
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Trusted advice and guidance when you need it most: Gary Mims of Frei, Mims and Perushek, provided outstanding help and guidance through a difficult, emotional and often complex process. When we first thought we might need legal assistance we reached out to several attorneys that we found on the internet and Gary stood out from all the rest: he explained the situation and process ahead in simple terms that we were able to understand...While we hope not to need legal support in the future, if we did, Gary Mims would most certainly be our first, and only, choice. 10 out of 10, thank you Colonel Jeremy Johnson