Non-compete agreement is upheld

In Edwards Publications, Inc. v. Tracy Kasdorf, the Court of Appeals upheld the former employer's efforts to enforce a non-compete agreement against a former employee who was lured away by a direct competitor.  When reasonably limited in scope and duration, such agreements are enforceable in Michigan, particularly where the effect of violation, as here, is direct injury to the former employer's business through use of employment-acquired information and client contacts.