Non-competition clause in software developer's employment contract declared overly broad, unreasonable, and void.
The plaintiff employer brought a motion for partial summary judgment seeking to enforce a non-competition clause against a former software developer who resigned to work for a competitor.
The defendants brought cross-motions seeking a declaration that the clause was void.
The court found the matter appropriate for partial summary judgment.
The court held that the non-competition clause was overly broad in its scope of prohibited activities, geographic scope, and temporal scope, and was ambiguous.
The clause was declared unreasonable, unenforceable, and void ab initio.
SCJSuperior Court of JusticeNov 20, 2017