Heartland Payment Systems, LLC, Defendant/counterclaim Plaintiff Below-Appellant v. Inteam Associates, LLC And…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware held that inTEAM and Goodman breached their contractual non-compete obligations by developing and offering software that performed nutrient analysis and first-level menu planning functions competing with WebSMARTT. The court otherwise affirmed findings that Heartland breached the co-marketing agreement by collaborating with an inTEAM competitor, that Goodman breached the non-solicitation provision, that the related injunction and damages were appropriate, and that inTEAM was not entitled to attorneys’ fees. The case was remanded for the Court of Chancery to determine an adequate remedy for the newly established breaches and to consider any properly preserved affirmative defenses. No separate opinions were filed.