Texas Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability of Covenants Not to CompeteJ. Matthew Dow,W. Gary Fowler,Scott R. McLaughlin, June 29, 2011
For years, the conventional wisdom was that covenants not to compete in Texas were unenforceable. While never literally true, the difficulty in enforcement was highlighted by a series of Texas Supreme Court decisions between 1987 and 1994, starting with Hill v. Mobile Auto Trim Inc., 725 S.W.2d...