United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit by a company seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant against an employee who began working for a competitor, denial of a preliminary injunction in the company's favor is reversed where the restriction contained in the covenant was reasonably necessary for the protection of the company's business interests.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/05/2007
• Decided 03/22/2007
• Published 03/22/2007

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter R. Bulmer, Cathryn E. Albrecht, Jackson Lewis, Chicago, IL, Conrad S. Kee (argued), Jackson Lewis, Stamford, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shayle P. Fox (argued), Holland & Knight, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.