Opinions Dec. 3, 2019
Indiana Supreme Court
Heraeus Medical, LLC, et al. v. Zimmer, Inc., et al.
19S-PL-471
Civil plenary. Vacates Section 1(e) of the Kosciusko Superior Court’s preliminary injunction order enjoining Robert Kolbe from recruiting Zimmer Inc. employees, as prohibited by a nonsolicitation covenant in Kolbe’s noncompetition agreement with Zimmer. Finds the Kolbe agreement’s unenforceable covenant not to solicit Zimmer employees cannot be reformed and that parties to noncompetition agreements cannot use a reformation clause to contract around Indiana’s blue pencil doctrine. Remands.