Konecranes, Inc. v. Scott Sinclair’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. National Football League · Jones-Hamilton Co. v. Beazer Materials & Services, Inc. · American Motorcyclist Ass'n v. Watt · Gilder v. PGA Tour, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“In deciding whether a non-compete agreement is reasonable, an important consideration is whether it merely restricts the former employee from luring away specific accounts (ie., those he serviced while employed) or whether it restricts the employee from competing at all. In the former instance, the employee might gain an unfair advantage, such as goodwill and inside information, derived from his prior contacts with the client. It is much harder to justify barring a former employee from competing altogether. The latter also is contrary to the public interest, and makes it difficult for the employee to pursue his livelihood. Thus, a restriction that says a stock broker can’t solicit his former clients for one year might be upheld, but a restriction that says he can’t work in the industry altogether might be unreasonable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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