Palmer & Cay of Georgia, Inc. v. Lockton Companies, Inc.
Articles Discussing Case:
Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Nonsolicitation of Customers Agreements
Ford & Harrison LLP • May 31, 2006 • Report Link
The Georgia Supreme Court has held that a nonsolicitation of customers provision in an employment agreement is not required to be limited to solicitation of customers served within a specific period of time before the employee's termination to be enforceable. The Court's decision in this case represents a departure from a line of recent cases that have refused to enforce nonsolicitation of customers provisions unless they are limited for a period of time before termination of employment (for example prohibit the employee from soliciting customers served during the two years preceding termination).
