Mealey's (January 9, 2018, 12:08 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 8 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by an employee seeking a ruling on noncompete agreements under the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws (Christopher Ridgeway, et al. v. Stryker Corporation, et al., No. 17-556, U.S. Sup.)....