McGough v. Nalco Company

Nalco Company appeals from an order denying its motion for preliminary injunction against Kenneth McGough, a former Nalco employee. Nalco had sought to enjoin McGough from “competing with Nalco within any geographic region” in which McGough had worked while employed by Nalco, and from disclosing “any of Nalco’s confidential information.” Nalco based its claims on a contractual non-competition provision, a contractual non-disclosure provision, and a West Virginia trade secrets statute. We find no error in the denial of preliminary injunction on the contractual non-competition claim but must…