· 6/11/2015
Brown & Brown v. Theresa A. Johnson
Citations
- 25 N.Y.3d 364
- 34 N.E.3d 357
- 12 N.Y.S.3d 606
How courts have described this case
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- finding factual dispute as to whether overbroad restrictive covenant could still be partially enforced
- describing the nature of the public policy implicated by the exception
- refused to enforce Florida’s non-compete statute because it was contrary to public policy and failed the “truly obnoxious test”
- noncompete covenants \strictly construed\ based on \powerful considerations of public policy . . . against sanctioning the loss of a livelihood\
- “[O]n this record and at this early stage of the action when little discovery has taken place, dismissal of the portion of the breach of contract claim based on the non-solicitation provision in the employment agreement is inappropriate.”
- “[O]n this record and at this early stage of the action when little discovery has taken place, dismissal [under the BDO Seidman standard] of the portion of the breach of contract claim based on the non-solicitation provision in the employment agreement is inappropriate.”
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Judges: Stein, Lippman, Read, Pigott, Abdussalaam, Rivera, Fahey
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