Blue Ridge Anesthesia & Critical Care, Inc. v. Gidick

In this case, we determine the validity of an employer’s non-competition agreement with three of its employees.

In 1985, Blue Ridge Anesthesia and Critical Care, Inc. (Blue Ridge) was selling critical care and anesthesia equipment to hospitals and other medical facilities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Because there were a number of suppliers of such equipment and a limited number of medical facilities in these areas, Blue Ridge sold in a very competitive market.

In September 1985, Blue Ridge hired Thomas L. Ward and Paul F. Faupel, Jr., and…