Lanmark Technology, Inc. v. Canales

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this diversity action for breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation, plaintiff, Lanmark Technology, Inc. (“Lan-mark”), alleges that its former employee, defendant Arturo Canales, (i) breached a non-compete clause in his employment agreement and (ii) fraudulently induced Lanmark to hire him based on misrepresentations of his educational experience. Chiefly at issue on summary judgment is (a) whether Lanmark’s non-compete clause is fatally overbroad, and hence unenforceable under Virginia law and, if not (b) whether Canales violated the…