143886P.pdf   04/12/2016  St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc.  v.  Biosense Webster, Inc.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  14-3886
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Bye and Benton, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Contracts. In action alleging defendant deCastro breached his 
   employment contract by going to work for Biosense, plaintiff's direct 
   competitor, the Minnesota choice-of-law provision in deCastro's employment 
   contract was valid, as it was entered into in good faith and without an 
   intent to evade the law; the fact that the provision was not negotiated 
   does not negate its validity; the employment agreement between plaintiff 
   and deCastro was a valid term-of-years employment and was not a 
   restrictive covenant, as it was limited in time and was enforceable by 
   damages only; the district court did not err in finding Biosense was 
   liable for tortuously interfering with the contract; plaintiff could 
   recover damages for lost profits based on the tortious interference, and 
   the evidence was sufficient to support the lost-profit damages award.