State Court Determines Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants in Case Involving New Jersey Basketball Association
By Ustina Ibrahim
The New Jersey Basketball Association (“Association”) filed a complaint to the Superior Court of New Jersey alleging that certain Board of Directors (“Board”) not only violated the non-compete and the non-disclosure restrictive covenants, but they also acted “maliciously, wantonly, intentionally, in bad faith and for the express purpose” of harming the Association. The Court, however, rejected the Association’s claims concerning breach of the restrictive covena