respondent. Thereafter, Metheny and appellant Michael Spearman 

created appellant company Johnny & Mike Drink, Inc.' 

In 2008, respondent was engaged in negotiations to sell its 

assets to non-party Patriot Holdings, LLC for over $5 minion. Through 

his employment at respondent, Metheny approached Patriot Holdings and 

presented his business plan for Johnny & Mike Drink, representing that 

Johnny & Mike Drink was associated with respondent. Patriot Holdings 

rejected Johnny & Mike Drink's business plan, and as a result, terminated 

negotiations to purchase respondent's assets. Respondent filed the 

underlying action for breach of contract, intentional interference with 

prospective economic advantage, injunctive relief, and other claims. A 

default judgment was entered against appellants JL Vodka, JL 

Productions, and Metheny for $5,270,171.98 in damages and• for an 

injunction enjoining them from competing with respondent in the future. 

This appeal followed. 

Having considered the parties' briefs and the record on appeal, 

we conclude that substantial evidence supports the district court's 

determination of damages. See Asphalt Prods. Corp. v. All Star Ready 

Mix, Inc., 111 Nev. 799, 802, 898 P.2d 699, 701 (1995) (providing that 

broad discretion is given to a district court in calculating an award of 

damages, and the award will be upheld if supported by substantial 

evidence); see also Finkel v. Cashman Prof?, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 6, 

270 P.3d 1259, 1262 (2012) (explaining that substantial evidence is 

evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a 

'While Spearman and Johnny & Mike Drink are listed as appellants 

and were included in the notice of appeal, they were dismissed from the 

underlying action prior to the entry of the default judgment. 

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conclusion); Local Joint Exec. Bd. of Las Vegas, Culinary Workers Union, 

Local No. 226 v. Stern, 98 Nev. 409, 411, 651 P.2d 637, 638 (1982) 

(providing that pure economic loss is recoverable in actions for intentional 

interference with prospective economic advantage). Thus, we affirm the 

district court's damages award. 

We conclude, however, that the district court abused its 

discretion in permanently enjoining JL Vodka, JL Productions, and 

Metheny from competing with respondent. See Sowers v. Forest Hills 

Subdivision, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 9, 294 P.3d 427, 433 (2013) (providing 

that this court reviews a district court's decision to grant a permanent 

injunction for an abuse of discretion). The permanent injunction's 

language preventing JL Vodka, JL Productions, and Metheny from 

"competing against JLB" is too broad and does not reasonably detail the 

acts sought to be restrained. See Webster v. Steinberg, 84 Nev. 426, 430, 

442 P.2d 894, 896 (1968) (explaining that a permanent injunction must be 

specific in its terms and describe in reasonable detail the act or acts 

sought to be restrained). Further, the injunction unreasonably restrains 

Metheny's ability to earn a living because it does not include a durational 

term or specify a line of business from which Metheny is precluded from 

competing with respondent. See Traffic Control Servs., Inc. v. United 

Rentals Nw., Inc., 120 Nev. 168, 172, 87 P.3d 1054, 1057 (2004) 

(explaining that because "the loss of a person's livelihood is a very serious 

matter," non-competition covenants are closely scrutinized (internal 

quotations omitted)); see also generally Hansen v. Edwards, 83 Nev. 189, 

191-92, 426 P.2d 792, 793 (1967) (providing that "[a] restraint of trade is 

unreasonable . . . if it is greater than is required for the protection of the 

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person for whose benefit the restraint is imposed or imposes undue 

hardship upon the person restricted"). Accordingly, we 

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED IN 

PART AND REVERSED IN PART AND REMAND this matter to the 

district court for proceedings consistent with this order. 

'Gibbons 

cc: Hon. Elizabeth Goff Gonzalez, District Judge 

Hawkins, Boley & Aldabbagh 

Snell & Wilmer, LLP/Las Vegas 

Eighth District Court Clerk 

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