Preliminary Injunction Denied Against Former Employee
The District Court of Minnesota denied a preliminary injunction against a former employee in Unisource Worldwide, Inc. v. Schroeder, 2006 WL 3030887 (D. Minn. 10/23/06).
Unisource claimed breach of a noncompete agreement and trade secret misappropriation by Schroeder after he joined a competing firm. The parties' employment arrangement was altered by several letter agreements, but they never reduced the arrangement into one cohesive contract.
The court found no likelihood of success because Unisource could not establish that the noncompete agreement was still in effect, and Unisource could not provide evidence of trade secret misappropriation. The court also found that any harm could be remedied with monetary damages.
