Reliable Fire Equipment v. Arredondo

This case presents question as to whether trial court properly found that certain restrictive covenants in defendant’s employment agreements with plaintiffs were unenforceable? Trial court concluded that plaintiff did not have protected interest in either its confidential business information or its customer base since plaintiff’s customer and pricing information did not rise to level of trade secret, and Appellate Court found that trial had correctly applied legitimate business interest test when rendering its judgment. Concurring and dissenting justices, though, determined that appropriate test required use of totality of circumstances when reviewing propriety of restrictive covenants. (Dissent filed.)