Travenol Laboratories, Inc. v. Turner

CLARK, Judge.

This case presents several issues for resolution. At the outset we are presented with a conflict of laws issue. The employment agreements executed by the defendant Turner in 1966 and 1971 were made in the State of California, where Turner was then employed by plaintiff. These agreements, substantially identical, contained (1) a covenant not to compete, and (2) a covenant not to disclose confidential information and trade secrets.

The validity of these contracts is governed by California law, the law of the place where the contracts were made. Fast v. Gulley, 271 N.C. 208, 155 S.E.…