Motion Control Systems, Inc. v. East

Motion Control Systems, Inc. (MCS) appeals a decision of the trial court holding that a covenant not to compete executed by its former employee, Gregory C. East, was overbroad and therefore unenforceable. East assigns as cross-error the trial court’s entry of an injunction under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Code §§ 59.1-336 through -343, permanently enjoining him from “disclosing to anyone any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information of Motion Control.” We will affirm the trial court’s determination that the covenant not to compete was overbroad and unenforceable, but because…