Joseph F. Karpinski v. Paul C. Ingrasci

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that a restrictive covenant imposed on a former oral‑surgeon employee was enforceable to the extent it reasonably limited his practice of oral surgery in the five counties where the plaintiff derived his patients, and that the covenant could be severed to remove an overbroad restriction on general dentistry. The court also affirmed that an injunction is permissible despite a liquidated‑damages clause, ordering the case remanded to determine actual damages.