Restrictive Covenant In Trade Secrets Suit Found To Be Void, Unenforceable

Mealey's (November 8, 2019, 2:25 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on Nov. 6 granted a defendants’ motion to dismiss in a breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit, ruling that a nonsolicitation provision contained in an employment agreement between a provider of integrated industrial safety services to the petrochemical industry and a former employee is void and cannot be reformed to comply with Louisiana law (Total Safety U.S. Inc., et al. v. Code Red Safety & Rental LLC, et al., No. 19-12953, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192665)....