BRANSON ULTRASONICS CORP., Plaintiff, V. KENNETH R. STRATMAN, Defendant. KENNETH R. STRATMAN, counter-claimant v. BRANSON ULTRASONICS CORP., counter-defendant, 921 F. Supp. 909

Summary

The employer sought to prevent any disclosure of trade secrets by the former employee. The former employee knowingly executed the agreement in return for adequate consideration while working for the employer and the agreement provided that the former employee would not go to work for a competitor within one year of terminating his employment with the employer. The former employee went to work for a main competitor immediately upon terminating his employment nevertheless, and worked in a different department but still had the opportunity to share trade secrets and other information obtained while working for the employer. The court found the agreement enforceable because it lasted only one year, the geographic scope was not overly broad in light of the employer's international marketing activities, and enforcement of the Agreement would not harm the public. Because the former employee's post employment actions violated the plain language of the agreement, the court found injunctive ...