BROWN & BROWN, INC. v. JOHNSON

No. 92.

25 N.Y.3d 364 (2015)

34 N.E.3d 357

12 N.Y.S.3d 606

BROWN & BROWN, INC., et al., Appellants, v. THERESA A. JOHNSON et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP, New York City ( Alun W. Griffiths,   Thomas J. Cahill and Glenn C. Edwards of counsel), Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP, Rochester ( Eric J. Ward and Tony R. Sears of counsel), and Littler Mendelson P.C., New York City ( David S. Warner and James M. Witz of counsel), for appellants.

Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo ( Preston L. Zarlock and William J. Simon of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges READ, PIGOTT and ABDUS-SALAAM concur; Judges RIVERA and FAHEY taking no part.


OPINION OF THE COURT

On this appeal, we hold that applying Florida law on restrictive covenants related to the non-solicitation of customers by a former employee would violate the public policy of this state. Therefore, the choice-of-law provision in the parties' employment agreement...

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