Are noncompetition agreements a waste of paper? Renee Inomata of Burns & Levinson evaluates this question in the wake of the recent federal district court decision in Massachusetts, Boston Scientific v. Lee, and the answer is “no.”
In this case, Dr. Dongchul Lee was a former employee whose employment agreement required him to sign a nondisclosure provision and return work equipment if and when his employment was terminated. He was not required to sign a noncompetition agreement, which Inomata presumes is because he was based in California, where such contracts are unlawful.
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