D'Sa v. Playhut, Inc.

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

Plaintiff, Richard D’Sa (plaintiff) appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants Playhut, Inc. and Worldtec Group International (Playhut, Worldtec, collectively defendants). Plaintiff sued defendants for wrongful termination, alleging defendants violated public policy when they fired him because he refused to sign a “confidentiality agreement” that contained an illegal covenant not to compete. The trial court granted defendants a summary judgment because it determined the covenant not to compete was “within a broader employment contract including ‘choice of…