National Business Services, Inc. v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on American Civil Liberties Union v. Black Horse Pike Regional Board of Education · John G. Bryant Co. v. Sling Testing & Repair, Inc. · Barb-Lee Mobile Frame Co. v. Hoot · 408 Pa. Super. 54 - Thermo-Guard, Inc. v. Cochran · 402 Pa. Super. 584 - Worldwide Auditing Services, Inc. v. Richter
Most-quoted passages
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“ASI [the former employer] will suffer substantial injury if Wright [the employee] goes to work for Impact [the new employer], Wright developed extensive customer relationships while employed by ASI, which constitute the goodwill of ASI. Wright also has a wide-ranging knowledge of ASI’s business, products and customers, which would be impossible for her not to call on if she was working for ASI’s direct competitor. As an employee of Impact, Wright’s duties will certainly be in conflict with ASI’s objectives, which are to sell its products and services and promote its goodwill. The potential injury to ASI’s goodwill and the potential use of ASI’s confidential information constitutes irreparable harm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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