Alphatec Holdings Inc. said the Delaware Chancery Court terminated all claims filed against the company and its Chairman and CEO Patrick Miles in a lawsuit by NuVasive Inc.
Miles previously served as a vice-chairman and board member at San Diego-based NuVasive.
The medical-device company, which develops and markets surgical products and solutions for spine surgery, had claimed in its lawsuit filed in October 2017 that Miles violated his noncompetition and nonsolicitation obligations by joining El Camino Real Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec. It also claimed that Alphatec competed unfairly by allegedly allowing Miles to solicit NuVasive employees and customers.
In a June 7 opinion, the court rejected NuVasive's noncompetition claims, finding that California law applied to Miles' contract with the company and that the noncompete restrictions after his employment were contrary to California's public policy interest against noncompetes.
The court again sided with Miles and Alphatec in an Aug. 26 opinion and concluded that NuVasive's nonsolicitation covenants are a restraint of trade in violation of the state's fundamental policy, according to an Aug. 27 news release.
Additionally, in a summary judgment, the court terminated all causes of action related to the noncompete and nonsolicitation provisions, eliminating NuVasive's claims for damages or recovering compensation from Miles.
