"One of the problems with being poor is that you might not be able to afford lawyers to contest a suit over a non-compete. " But even if you have money that do

"One of the problems with being poor is that you might not be able to afford lawyers to contest a suit over a non-compete. " But even if you have money that doesn't mean it makes economic sense to pay for an attorney's time and file suit. Even attorneys don't file a lawsuit just because they can. Their time is worth money and there is also the opportunity cost. Likewise it works both ways. Take a developer who doesn't complete a project yet collects $6000 from someone as a deposit. Doesn't pay to bring a lawsuit even if you can afford an attorney. [1] [1] An actual case I was the one out the $6000 deposit. I walked away from it (and I'm glad as it would have been tons of aggravation as well as attorney fees).