Rocket Belts in the Courtroom, Again

Michael P. Maslanka's labor-law blog reports a Texas judgment in favor of a rocket belt pilot (Eric Scott, pictured above) in a dispute with his former employer:

Guy named Eric Scott was a rocket man. He strapped on the Rocketbelt and flew around at half times at football games, state fairs and the like. His boss told him to sign a noncompete or else he’d be grounded. He did but later left and went to work for a different company that had its own rocket belt, called the Jetpack. Scott's employer sued and lost. Why? There was no consideration for agreeing to the covenant except the continuing opportunity to continue zooming around. That's not enough. There must be confidential information given in exchange for signing the covenant. There was not.

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The case is Powerhouse Productions Inc. v. Scott, No. 05-07-00700-CV, decided Aug. 8, 2008.

More, for the legally curious, here and here.