Doan Family Corp. v. Arnberger

No. 123,628 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS DOAN FAMILY CORPORATION d/b/a/ H&R BLOCK, Appellant, v. SHELLY ARNBERGER, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Noncompete agreements in employment contracts are valid and enforceable if the restraint on competition is reasonable under the circumstances and not adverse to the public interest. 2. Courts evaluating the time and geographic restraints in a noncompete clause in an employment contract must determine whether those limitations are objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances. 3. Kansas appellate courts exercise…