Service Systems Corp. v. Van Bortel

Plaintiff, Service Systems, is engaged in providing food management and maintenance services to public and private primary and secondary schools, health care institutions, colleges, government institutions, business and industrial clients. Defendants James A. Van Bortel and Paul J. Pinsky were plaintiff’s former officers and employees. Plaintiff and defendants had entered into covenant-not-to-compete employment agreements, in which defendants agreed that they would not compete with Service Systems after termination of their employment. Defendants Van Bortel and Pinsky terminated their…