Pittman v. Harbin Clinic Professional Association

These appeals and cross-appeals have been filed concerning restrictive covenants in employment contracts between physicians and the Harbin Clinic Professional Association. The trial court upheld the restrictive covenants in the contracts of two Harbin Clinic partners and invalidated the restrictive covenants in the employment contracts of the doctors who were not partners. All parties invoke the appellate jurisdiction of this court based on the trial court’s grant and denial of injunctions. Because any equitable relief is ancillary to the underlying issue of the construction of the contracts,…