Kodak Suit Seeking to Bar Exec from HP Job Tossed Out

A state appellate court has tossed out an attempt by Eastman Kodak Co. to keep a former executive who was about to be laid off from jumping ship and working for a competitor. Judges for the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division on Oct. 1 upheld a ruling by state Supreme Court Judge Kenneth R. Fisher that Kodak had no leg to stand on when it sued Robert Carmosino early this year in an attempt to block him from taking a job with Hewlett-Packard Co.

Fisher ruled in May that Kodak didn't prove the non-compete clause Carmosino had previously signed