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MALCOLM PIRNIE, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. PAUL H. WERTHMAN, THOMAS H. FORBES, TERRY J. RIED, BENCHMARK ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, P.L.L.C., PATRICK MARTIN AND TURN KEY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, L.L.C., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and first through eighth causes of action reinstated.

Memorandum:

Supreme Court erred in granting defendants' motion to dismiss the first through eighth causes of action of the amended complaint ( see, CPLR 3211 [a] [1], [7]). The restrictive covenants set forth in the employment agreement are client-based, and the court erred in determining that they are unreasonable as a matter of law because they contain no geographic limitations ( see, Bates v. Chevrolet Corp. v. Haven Chevrolet, 13 A.D.2d 27, 30). In any event, overbroad restrictive covenants are partially enforceable "to the extent necessary to protect [the employer's] legitimate interest" ( BDO Seidman v Hirshberg, 93 N.Y.2d 382, 394; see, Trans-Continental Credit Collection Corp. v. Foti, 270 A.D.2d 250, 251).

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MALCOLM PIRNIE, INC. v. WERTHMAN
(Feb 7, 2001)