Sigma-Aldrich Corporation v. Omar Vikin

ROY L. RICHTER, Judge.

Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (“Sigma”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment in a court-tried case, denying its request for injunc-tive relief and ruling that a non-compete provision in an agreement (“Agreement”) between Sigma and the defendant-respondent, Omar Vikin (“Defendant”), was unenforceable with regard to Defendant’s new position at Alfa Aesar (“Alfa”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Johnson-Matthey Catalog Co. Inc. We affirm.

I. Background

Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter involved, our recitation of the facts here is limited.

Sigma first hired…