California Court Rules Non-Compete Related to a Business Sale is Unenforceable—Joshua Salinas

Non-compete agreements in California are automatically void as a matter of law, except for a few specific circumstances— that includes the sale of a businesses. However, a recent decision by the California Court of Appeals says they might be void even then. To explain, we bring in Joshua Salinas, attorney in Seyfarth Shaw's Los Angeles office and author on their blog, Trading Secrets.