EMC Corp. v. Arturi

SOUTER, Associate Justice.

In this case before the federal courts on diversity jurisdiction, the plaintiff, EMC Corporation, sought, among other things, a preliminary injunction against its former employee, Christopher Blotto, forbidding-violation of his employment agreement: specifically, enjoining competition with EMC, solicitation of its customers and remaining employees, and possession and use of confidential business information gained while employed. The District Court granted a preliminary injunction as to the confidential information, but not as to competition or solicitation,…