Articles Posted in West Palm Beach Non Compete Lawyer

Florida law requires that courts read non-competition covenants in favor of providing reasonable protection to a company’s legitimate business interest and prohibits courts from reading the non-competition covenant narrowly against the restraint.  Anarkali Boutique, Inc. v. Ortiz, 104 So. 3d 1202 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) provides an example of just…

Generally, under Florida statutory law, restrictive covenants, e.g., non-competition covenants, must be signed by the person against whom the covenant will be enforced.  A restrictive covenant cannot be enforced against an individual who did not sign the restrictive covenant. In Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Dolgencorp, Inc., 964 So. 2d 261…