Safety Center, Inc. v. Stier

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge

Appellant Safety Center, Inc., sued respondents for respondent Joan Stier’s breach of a noncompete agreement, among other related claims. The noncompete agreement, by its terms and if enforceable, purported to limit Stier’s ability to “provide services to [appellant’s] clients in any competitive capacity for a period of one year commencing from the termination of employment,” together with other related one-year limitations on her work activity.

The parties stipulated to a bifurcated trial to isolate and resolve the issue of whether the noncompete agreement is…