The Most Common–and Easily Fixable–Mistake in Texas Noncompete Litigation
Failing to offer evidence regarding the reasonableness of the non-compete’s time period is the most common–and fixable–mistake.
Failing to offer evidence regarding the reasonableness of the non-compete’s time period is the most common–and fixable–mistake.
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Part 1 covered the “ancillary” requirement. Part 2 “reasonableness.” Part 3 covers everything else you need in your non-compete.
In this part we look at how to draft a Texas non-compete to meet the critical “reasonableness” requirement.