<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I think you’re referring to this case:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.martindale.com/labor-employment-law/article_Greenberg-Traurig-LLP_2202404.htm" class="">https://www.martindale.com/labor-employment-law/article_Greenberg-Traurig-LLP_2202404.htm</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here’s the actual ruling.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/04/08/12-16514.pdf" class="">http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/04/08/12-16514.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Deirdre</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 11, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Josef Grosch <<a href="mailto:jgrosch@gmail.com" class="">jgrosch@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><br class="">I am currently hunting for my next contract and I have been talking to a<br class="">reasonably well known contract firm about a couple of positions. This<br class="">afternoon they emailed me a document to fill out. Its the usual<br class="">application stuff; name, address, last employer, and a bunch of<br class="">questions about myself; are you a convicted felon, are you a member of a<br class="">terrorist organization, do you smoke pot, blah, blah, blah.<br class=""><br class="">But one thing stood out, and I quote;<br class=""><br class="">"As permitted under applicable law, Consultant acknowledges that any<br class="">client introduced to him/her by Xyzzy are clients of Xyzzy. Consultant<br class="">agrees that he/she shall not work directly or indirectly for any client<br class="">introduced to him/her by or through Xyzzy for a period of six (6) months<br class="">from any introduction."<br class=""><br class="">Its my understanding that this prior restraint has been ruled illegal<br class="">here in the 9th circuit court. Can anyone confirm my understanding of<br class="">that ruling and can anyone cite the case name/number. I understand that<br class="">almost everyone on this list is not a lawyer.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Josef<br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">Josef Grosch | Another day closer |<br class=""><a href="mailto:jgrosch@gmail.com" class="">jgrosch@gmail.com</a> | to Redwood Heaven | Berkeley, Ca.<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">conspire mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" class="">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br class="">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>