Legal Question in Employment Law in New Jersey

I had a non-compete contract with a company A (New Jersey based) which was not my employer and i worked for their end client. The structure is like follows

My Employer -> [Company A] -> Company B -> Client

The contract is like follows

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NON-DISCLOSURE / NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

The contractor shall not, directly or indirectly, 12 months after introduced to client or 12 months after termination voluntarily or involuntarily for any reason. Clients of the company include entities or individuals who the company is providing services. It includes the end user as well as any intermediary entity or individual.

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Now i have joined client directly and Company A is threatening to sue me unless i leave the client.

I looked online for similar cases and someplace found that in order to sue they should be

registered/licensed with NJ Consumer Affairs which they are not.

Do they really have a case against me?


Asked on 6/24/10, 11:12 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Corbett Corbett Law Firm LLC

Your question does not give enough information to answer your question with certainty. It would be necessary to know how the companies were related in detail and what the business was between them. It is also important to know what you are doing for them and how you came to be introduced to the client. As a general rule, non-competition agreements are enforced if they are reasonable. They must also contain the elements of any contract such as consideration on both sides. � My firm handles matters of this type, however the efficiencies in this matter may be influcenced by your lawyer's location. If I can be of further help to you, call or email. � See also: http://info.corbettlaw.net/lawguru.htm

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Answered on 6/25/10, 8:45 am


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