Publication Date: 2018-11-07
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Retail
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin M. Coen, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sean M. Berkowitz, Matthew W. Walch, Reuben J. Stob, Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, IL, attorneys for plaintiff
for defendant: Henry E. Gallagher, Timothy M. Holly, Mary I. Akhimien, Shaun Michael Kelly, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patrick J. Barrett, Rhianna A. Kittrell, Fraser Stryker PC LLO, Omaha, NE, attorneys for defendants.
Case Number: D68343
Non-compete provision unenforceable against employees under applicable Nebraska law where state's public policy precluded employers' restriction on employees' post-employment use of general skill, but confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements enforceable to protect employer from improper and unfair competition.