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Did They Turn Out the Light? The Supreme Court Rules on Covenants Not to Compete, Texas Bar Journal, May 2007

By M. Scott McDonald

  • Texas Bar Journal
Texas Bar Journal

Littler Mendelson shareholder M. Scott McDonald co-authored this piece regarding the recent Texas Supreme Court covenant not-to-compete decision in Alex Sheshunoff Management Services, L.P. v. Johnson, 2006 WL 2997287 (Tex. 2006). The court ruled that an employer is no longer required to give confidential information at the same time as an employee signs the non-compete. Still, elements of a previous case, Light v. Centel Cellular Co. of Texas, 883 S. W.2d 642 (Tex. 1994), were upheld. The authors suggest ways employers can effectively comply with these laws.

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