Court won’t rewrite unenforceable noncompete
A court probably won’t rewrite a noncompete provision in a partnership agreement that omits the required specified geographic area of non-competition, according to a recent unpublished ruling of the California Court of Appeal.
In Frazer, LLP v. Rendon, the court of appeal reviewed the enforceability of the noncompete and nonsolicitation provisions in Anaheim-based accounting firm Frazer, LLP’s partnership agreement. Frazer served clients throughout California and elsewhere. Sometime after terminating Luis Rendon’s partnership status, Frazer sued Rendon for breach of contract for doing accounting work for former Frazer clients and for hiring a Frazer employee.
Click here to read the full article written by SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton and published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.