Robinson v. Boohaker, Schillaci Co., P.C.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, acting pursuant to Rule 18, Ala.R.App.P., has certified to this Court the following question:

"Under Alabama law, does the doctrine of in pari delicto as an affirmative defense bar a former professional employee from recovering compensation under an agreement with his former employer, when such former professional employee directly participated in the negotiation of an unlawful non-compete provision contained within the agreement, while having knowledge that the non-compete agreement was unlawful under Alabama law, when the…