Electronic Data Systems Corp. v. Powell

AKIN, Justice.

Appellant Electronic Data Systems (hereinafter called EDS) brought suit to enjoin appellee Douglas W. Powell from violating certain restrictive covenants contained in an employment contract between Powell and EDS. These covenants related to (1) disclosure of EDS business information and secrets; (2) interference in relationships between EDS and its employees; (3) competition with EDS; (4) the use of methods, information or systems developed by EDS or EDS’s customers in competition with EDS; and, (5) contact with EDS’s customers.

The district court entered a temporary injunction…