Ormco Corp. v. Johns

Ormco Corporation appeals the Jefferson Circuit Court's denial of its request for a preliminary injunction stemming from Ormco's action against its former salesperson, Timothy M. Johns, for his alleged breach of a noncompetition agreement. We remand.

I. Facts

Ormco manufactures and sells orthodontic supplies. From 1999 to August 2002, Johns was employed with Ormco as a regional manager with the exclusive rights to sell Ormco products to orthodontists in a region covering parts of three states: the Florida panhandle, the northern part of Mississippi, and all of Alabama. The names and addresses…