A member of the Hackensack, N.J., law firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A., Carl A. Rizzo, Esq., practices in the firm’s commercial litigation department. If you have a question for Rizzo, e-mail business editor John R. Hall at johnhall@achrnews.com.
Are restrictive covenants enforceable and if so, what critical elements must be satisfied in order for these provisions to be legally binding? Attorney Carl Rizzo provides the answer.
A NEWS reader asked the lawyer, "Are fine print contractual terms, located on the backside of pre-printed contract forms, enforceable or do they just represent an unenforceable scare tactic?"