United States Seventh Circuit

District court must reconsider whether to enjoin defendant from enforcing the nondisparagement clause contained in its consulting agreement with a former employee. The current injunction lacks a deadline and is overbroad; it may encourage the former employee to testify beyond the legitimate scope of plaintiff's inquiry.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2004
• Decided 02/10/2004
• Published 02/10/2004

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Anne N. Occhialino (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Patricia C. Slovak, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL, Judith E. Harris (argued), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant-Appellant.