Certificate
PROVA-20260418-0325
Issued
18 April 2026 at 15:09:33 UTC
✓VALID
confidence
100/100
prova
v1.0.0
validator
v0.1.0
prompt
v1
Argument Graph
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Original Reasoning Chain
The contract contains a non-compete clause barring the employee from joining a direct competitor within 50 miles for 24 months following termination. Under Delaware law, such clauses are enforceable when three requirements are met: the restriction must protect a legitimate business interest; its geographic and temporal scope must be reasonable; and the employee must have received adequate consideration at signing. Here, the clause protects proprietary trading algorithms and client relationships, both recognized as legitimate interests under Delaware precedent. A 50-mile radius and 24-month duration fall within the range courts have upheld for senior engineers with direct access to trade secrets. The employee received a $50,000 signing bonus at contract execution, constituting sufficient consideration. All three requirements are independently satisfied; the non-compete clause is enforceable.
Independent Verification
certificate urlhttps://prova.cobound.dev/certificate/PROVA-20260418-0325
sha-25603259a6ca9f96ddf25248cbcd570bf98e8dedda8b5ed9ab1bb2b321eec684355
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