Lake Land Emp. Group of Akron, LLC v. Columber
Ohio Supreme Court
Lake Land Emp. Group of Akron, LLC v. Columber, 98 Ohio St. 3d 1408 (Ohio 2003)
781 N.E.2d 1017
Resnick, Sweeney
Lake Land Emp. Group of Akron, LLC v. Columber
Opinion of the Court
Summit App. No. 21084, 2002-Ohio-5551. On review of order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists; the parties are to brief the issue stated at page 2 of the court of appeals’ Journal Entry dated November 4, 2002:
“Is subsequent employment alone sufficient consideration to support a covenant-not-to-eompete agreement with an at-will employee entered into after employment has already begun?”
The conflict cases are Swagelok Co. v. Young, 8th Dist. No. 78976, 2002-Ohio-3416, 2002 WL 1454058; and Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. v. Maynard (Jan. 18, 2000), 12th Dist. No. CA99-05-047, 2000 WL 36102.
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