National Business Services, Inc. v. Wright

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the employee will likely be able to obtain some employment, though not necessarily “a position as rewarding, in either monetary or career terms,” as the one she was offered at a competitor
• granting injunction would “discourage unfair competition, the misappropriation and wrongful use of confidential information and trade secrets and the disavowal of freely contracted obligations”
• finding a non-compete agreement enforceable where it was contemplated by the parties before employment began and the employee signed it on the tenth day of work
• enforcing nationwide covenant where employer had “extensive contacts with customers all over the nation”
• “[plaintiff] seeks to protect its customer goodwill and its business information, both of which courts have recognized as legitimate business interests”
• “Because the restrictive covenants were part of the formation of the employment relationship, they are supported by adequate consideration as a matter of law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).