A.N. Deringer, Inc. v. Strough
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
103 F.3d 243 (1996)
Relevant factsFree
Strough's (defendant) noncompete with Deringer (plaintiff), a customs broker with 30 border offices, barred him from competing within 100 miles of any Deringer office for 90 days; after Strough left for competitor Fritz and worked near his old territory, the district court found the 100-mile radius overly broad and granted Strough summary judgment rather than narrowing the geographic term, since the 90-day period had already expired by the time of the ruling.
IssueFree
Whether a court is permitted to enforce an overly broad noncompetition agreement to the extent found reasonable.
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