· 3/31/1999
Ticor Title Insurance Co. Chicago Title Insurance Co. v. Kenneth C. Cohen
Citations
- 173 F.3d 63
- 14 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1710
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 9998
- 1999 WL 222965
How courts have described this case
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- holding that to establish an employee’s uniqueness, “it is not necessary ... that the business will grind to a halt if the employee leaves”
- relying on a similar clause in determining irreparable injury for purposes of upholding a grant of injunctive relief
- finding six-month non-compete reasonable to allow company “suffi cient opportunity to establish a fledgling relationship with [departing employee's] clients”
- enforcing, pre-BDO Seidman, a restrictive covenant against a unique or extraordinary employee subject only to an overarching reasonableness requirement
- granting preliminary injunction for alleged violation of noncompete agreement where defendant attempted to transfer title insurance clients away from plaintiffs
- approving of injunctions prohibiting competition where a unique employee “has such ability and reputation that his or her place may not easily be filled”
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Judges: Newman, Cardamone, Parker
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