Dicen V. New Sesco Case Study

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In Dicen v. New Sesco, Inc., 839 N.E.2d 684 (2005). , former employer the Plaintiff brought action against the former employee, the defendant for violating his contract in purchasing stock and other such agreements. The court ruled the employment covenant unreasonably broad in scope. It was found to be unreasonable to restrict the former employee to work anywhere in the United States in the related business, for two years upon leaving the employer; particularly when the employee’s contracts were limited to only a number of states. This case is in favor of Guy as he is restricted from practically working within an eighty mile radius of Scottsdale. Which much like the case cited above is unreasonable given the employee’s contracts were limited

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