Howard v. Babcock

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1993-12-06

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Opinion MOSK, J. We granted review to decide whether an agreement between law partners is enforceable if it requires withdrawing partners to forego certain contractual withdrawal benefits if they compete with their former law firm. We conclude that an agreement among law partners imposing a reasonable toll on departing partners who compete with the firm is enforcea…

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