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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Contracts

Jan. 7, 2019

Does Labor Code Section 925 reinforce or weaken public policy against noncompetes?

Last September, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that a Delaware choice-of-law provision and covenant not to compete in an employment agreement between a California resident, Patrick Miles, and his former Delaware-based employer, Nuvasive, Inc., were enforceable.

Debra Fischer

Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Email: debra.fischer@morganlewis.com

Adam Wagmeister

Associate
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Email: adam.wagmeister@morganlewis.com

Last September, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that a Delaware choice-of-law provision and covenant not to compete in an employment agreement between a California resident, Patrick Miles, and his former Delaware-based employer, Nuvasive, Inc., were enforceable. Nuvasive, Inc. v. Patrick Miles