Western Medical Consultants, Inc., an Oregon Corporation v. Shannon L. Johnson Medical Evaluation of Alaska, an Alaska Corporation

OPINION

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Western Medical Consultants, Inc. (“Western”), an Oregon corporation that provides independent medical examination (“IME”) services, 1 appeals the district court’s judgment after a bench trial. The court denied Western’s request to enjoin Shannon Johnson, a former Western employee, from operating a business in competition with Western’s IME business in Alaska. 2 Western Medical Consultants, Inc. v. Johnson, 835 F.Supp. 554 (D.Or.1993).

On appeal, Western contends that, in opening her Alaska IME business, Johnson breached the covenant not to compete contained in her…