Indiana Court Upholds Five-Year Restriction in Non-Compete Agreement

The Indiana Court of Appeals determined in an unpublished opinion that an employer presented a prima facie case that a five-year restriction in a non-compete agreement was reasonable. Mayne v O’Bannon Publishing Co., 36 IER Cases 279 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). Elizabeth Mayne operated a small commercial printing business in Louisville, Kentucky for some time and decided to close the business and accept employment with O’Bannon Publishing Co. just across the Ohio River in Southern Indiana.