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). . . .