Published on 06 Dec 2011 • Illinois, United States
This Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. memorandum discusses Reliable Fire Equipment Company v. Arredondo, in which the Illinois Supreme Court held that courts may not use rigid, structured tests in determining whether a legitimate business interest exists as they analyze the enforceability of non-competition restrictive covenants. This decision resolves a split among the Illinois appellate courts.