Dam, Snell and Taveirne, Ltd. v. Verchota

Defendant Mary Seda, a/k/a Mary Miller (Miller), appeals from the February 27, 2001, order of the circuit court of Lake County entering a preliminary injunction preventing her from performing any accounting services on behalf of the clients of her former employer, plaintiff Dam, Snell and Taveirne, Ltd. (DST). On appeal, Miller argues that (1) the restrictive covenant contained in her employment agreement was invalid as a matter of law; and (2) the trial court abused its discretion in entering the preliminary injunction. We affirm.

The facts relevant to the instant appeal are as follows. DST…