Legal Opinion
Jim Liautaud, an Individual and Jimmy John's Incorporated, an Illinois Corporation v. Michael Liautaud, an Individual
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2000No. 99-1700PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Jim Liautaud, upon request, provided his cousin, Michael Liautaud, with the secrets behind his successful sandwich shop business. To protect himself, he proffered to Michael a noncompetition agreement, which prevented Michael from expanding his new business beyond the Madison, Wisconsin, market. Michael agreed to the terms of the agreement; however, he later violated it by expanding his business into other parts of Wisconsin. This lawsuit followed.
Jurisdiction in this suit is based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1382. The amount in controversy exceeds…
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