Patel v. Boers

Yagnabala Patel, DDS, appeals the order dismissing with prejudice Count II of her complaint against Thomas Cheng, DMD. Count II alleged Cheng’s breach of a restrictive covenant in the Provider Agreement entered into between Cheng and David Boers, DDS. Patel was attempting to enforce the restrictive covenant based on the assertion that Boers had assigned the Provider Agreement to her. The trial court ruled that dismissal with prejudice was appropriate because the restrictive covenant in the Provider Agreement was not properly assigned to Patel as required by section 542.335(l)(f), Florida…